Brakes complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe has 12 NHTSA brakes complaints and 1 brakes-related recall.
12
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
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SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Santa Fe, 2017-2018 Santa Fe Sport, 2019 Santa Fe XL, and 2014-2015 Tucson vehicles. T...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | The contact owns a 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, ... |
| Sep 27, 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | Driving on a slight upgrade, lost power and smoke started to come out of the vents and from under th... |
| Sep 14, 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES | None |
| Nov 16, 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | The contact owns a 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number... |
| Oct 24, 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | The contact owns a 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number... |
| Sep 30, 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | The contact owns a 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number... |
| Sep 30, 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | The contact owns a 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number... |
| Sep 1, 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | The contact owns a 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number... |
| Sep 1, 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | The contact owns a 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number... |
| May 1, 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES | I wish to file a complaint against Hyundai for the untimely manner in which they’ve handled recall 2... |
| Apr 21, 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | The contact owns a 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact received notification NHTSA Campaign Number: 2... |
| Mar 1, 2020 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | The contact owns a 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that the brakes made an abnormal squeal... |