Airbags complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe has 28 NHTSA airbags complaints and 1 airbags-related recall.
28
Complaints
1
Recalls
10
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
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AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE
Hyundai is recalling certain model year 2007 through 2009 Santa Fe vehicles manufactured from April 19, 2006, through July 7, 2008. The occupant clas...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2025 | AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES | On January 16,2025 I was driving my Hyundai Santa Fe on the freeway with my three children when the ... |
| Dec 7, 2022 | AIR BAGS | ******* DELETE VOQ ******* THIS COMPLAINT IS BEING MARKED FOR DELETION BECAUSE IT IS REQUESTED BY T... |
| Jun 30, 2022 | AIR BAGS | Air bag light on by itself without any incident. |
| Sep 27, 2021 | AIR BAGS | My vehicle shows diagnostic scan codes consistent with recalls that do include my vehicle's year, ma... |
| Jun 18, 2021 | AIR BAGS | SLOWED DOWN TO PULL INTO PARKING SPOT AND SUDDENLY CAR PICKED UP SPEED AND CRASH THROUGH A VACANT ST... |
| Dec 23, 2020 | AIR BAGS | THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING. UNKNOWN CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. RECALL WAS DONE PRIOR TO BUY... |
| Aug 26, 2019 | AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES | I WAS COMING FROM FOOD SHOPPING, ON AUGUST, 26, 2019 AND WAS TRYING TO LEAVE OUT MY PARKING SPOT. WH... |
| Mar 10, 2019 | AIR BAGS | THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON MY CONSOLE 2 DAYS AGO. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO RAN A DIAGNOSTIC ON IT ... |
| Jun 1, 2018 | AIR BAGS | AIR BAG SENSOR. AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASH IS ILLUMINATED. MECHANIC STATED NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. UNSURE I... |
| Apr 25, 2018 | AIR BAGS | THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY STOPPED IN A LINE OF TRAFFIC ON AN EXIT RAMP. ANOTHER VEHICLE, TRAVELING... |
| Oct 1, 2017 | AIR BAGS | AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASHBOARD WILL NOT GO OFF. |
| Mar 28, 2017 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNIN... |
| Feb 10, 2017 | AIR BAGS | AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD AND DOES NOT GO OFF.CODE READ 1490B WHICH IS THE OCCUP... |
| Jan 1, 2017 | AIR BAGS,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ON. NEVER HAD A PROBLEM BEFORE. HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT BUT CLEARED. CAR ... |
| Sep 17, 2016 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ... |
| Aug 29, 2016 | AIR BAGS | THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR (OCS) REMAINS IN THE OFF POSITION WHEN MY SMALL STATURE WIFE (5 FT... |
| Jul 10, 2016 | AIR BAGS | ONE MORNING THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. WE HAVE HAD THE CAR 18 MONTHS WITH A NEW CAR WARRANTY BECAUS... |
| Mar 2, 2016 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI SANTE FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS CONSTANT... |
| Oct 11, 2015 | AIR BAGS | WE WERE REARENDED BY A LARGE PICKUP TRUCK THAT WAS TRAVELLING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND THE DRIVER... |
| Sep 15, 2015 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE AIR BAG WARN... |