2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Recall
Issued November 21, 2016 · Hyundai
In November 2016, Hyundai recalled the 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe, a serious vehicles recall reported by the NHTSA. Affected owners are eligible for a repair. Here is what the hazard is and exactly what to do about it.
Compiled by Maya Ellison, RecallCheckr
What this means for you
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Tucson vehicles manufactured May 19, 2015, to November 14, 2016, and 2017 Santa Fe vehicles manufactured November 28, 2015, to November 14, 2016. The affected vehicles may be equipped with an accessory trailer hitch wiring harness that, due to a malfunction of the tow hitch module, may result, in the trailer brake lights being constantly illuminated. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, " Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
What you should do
- 1 Keep using 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe only as advised. See the remedy below.
- 2 Set it aside where it won't be used by mistake.
- 3 Contact Hyundai to arrange your repair. See the official notice below for contact details.
- 4 Keep the product until your remedy is fully processed. You may need it.
Recall details
- Brand
- Hyundai
- Category
- Vehicles
- Recall date
- November 21, 2016
- Units affected
- Not reported
- Sold at
- Not listed
- Recall number
- NHTSA-16V842000
- Made in
- Not listed
- Issuing agency
- NHTSA
In context
- Hyundai has 66 recalls in our database, including 6 rated Critical.
- We're tracking 1,755 Vehicles recalls in our database.
- This is the 99th Vehicles recall we've logged in 2016.