2026 Hyundai Santa FE Hybrid Recalls, Complaints & Specs
3 safety recalls list the 2026 Hyundai Santa FE Hybrid, and owners have filed 16 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.
3 safety recalls for the 2026 Hyundai Santa FE Hybrid
Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.
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Anchorage (seat belts)
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Hyundai Ioniq 6, 2023-2026 Genesis G90, 2024-2026 Hyundai Santa Fe, and Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid vehicles. The driver and passenger seat belt anchors may detach.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect and reinforce or replace the seat belt anchors, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed beginning May 29, 2026. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at…
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Instrument cluster/panel (electrical system)
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Tucson Hybrid, Tucson Plug-In Hybrid Electric (PHEV), 2026 IONIQ 5, Santa Cruz, Kona, Palisade, Palisade Hybrid, Santa Fe, Santa Fe Hybrid, Sonata, Sonata Hybrid, and Tucson vehicles. Due to a software error, the instrument panel display may fail. As such, these vehicles…
Remedy: The instrument panel display software will be updated over-the-air (OTA) or by a dealer, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 24, 2026. Owners may contact Hyundai's customer service at…
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Curtain (air bags)
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2025 Tucson, 2025-2026 Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Santa Fe Hybrid, and 2026 Genesis GV70 vehicles. The side curtain air bags may not have been installed properly, which can cause the air bags not to deploy as intended.
Remedy: Dealers will reinstall the side curtain air bags, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed beginning December 29, 2025. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's numbers for…
16 owner complaints filed with NHTSA
Owners of the 2026 Hyundai Santa FE Hybrid have filed 16 complaints with NHTSA. Reports cite 2 injuries and 0 deaths. Complaints peaked in 2026 with 16 filed that year.
Most-reported components
What owners are reporting
“My digital instrument cluster is intermittently going black and displaying 'Lost Signal' while driving. I took the vehicle in a month ago and they stated they could not replicate and this was not a kn”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, October 5, 2026 · Electrical system
“SUPPLEMENTAL FILING to NHTSA Complaint No. 11768270 (filed 2026-10-01 for this same vehicle, covering steering/suspension defects). This new complaint covers ONE separate, newly discovered defect only”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, October 2, 2026 · Visibility/wiper
Fuel economy and specs
EPA ratings for the 2026 Hyundai Santa Fe (Santa Fe AWD, Santa Fe AWD XRT, Santa Fe FWD, Santa Fe Hybrid AWD, …). Ranges cover every tested configuration.
| Combined | 21–36 mpg |
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| City / Highway | 19–37 / 25–36 |
| Fuel | Regular |
| EPA class | Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD, Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD |
| Engine | 4 cyl, 1.6/2.5 L |
| Transmission | Automatic (AM-S6); Automatic (S8) |
Compare Hyundai Santa FE Hybrid model years
Recall and complaint counts for every Hyundai Santa FE Hybrid model year in NHTSA's database.
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints |
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| 2021 Hyundai Santa FE Hybrid | 3 | 20 |
| 2022 Hyundai Santa FE Hybrid | 4 | 37 |
| 2023 Hyundai Santa FE Hybrid | 1 | 57 |
| 2024 Hyundai Santa FE Hybrid | 4 | 35 |
| 2025 Hyundai Santa FE Hybrid | 3 | 94 |
| 2026 Hyundai Santa FE Hybrid | 3 | 16 |
Checking a specific 2026 Hyundai Santa FE Hybrid
How do I know if my 2026 Hyundai Santa FE Hybrid has an open recall?
Enter your 17-character VIN above. The VIN is on the driver's side dashboard (visible through the windshield), the driver's door jamb sticker, and your registration or insurance card. The check runs against NHTSA's live database and tells you which campaigns list your vehicle. 3 campaigns currently list the 2026 Hyundai Santa FE Hybrid; your car may already have been repaired under some of them.
Is the recall repair free?
Yes. Under federal law, manufacturers must fix safety recalls at no charge for vehicles up to 15 years old from the date of sale to the first owner. Contact any authorised Hyundai dealer with your VIN and the NHTSA campaign number (for example 25V809000).
What is the difference between a recall and a complaint?
A recall is a safety campaign filed by the manufacturer or ordered by NHTSA, with a defined defect and remedy. A complaint is a report an owner sent to NHTSA; it is not verified, but patterns of complaints are what trigger NHTSA investigations and, eventually, recalls.
Other Hyundai models
- Sonata16,085 complaints
- Elantra8,715 complaints
- Santa FE7,663 complaints
- Tucson6,287 complaints
- Palisade2,447 complaints
- Accent2,032 complaints
- Ioniq 51,339 complaints
- Veloster1,292 complaints
Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.