# NHTSA recall 18V715000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 18V715000
- Manufacturer's number: 177
- Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
- Reported: 2018\-10\-11
- Owners notified: 2018\-12\-03
- Component: AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
- Units potentially affected: 8204

## What is wrong

Hyundai Motor America \(Hyundai\) is recalling certain 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe vehicles.  The Side Curtain Air Bag \(SCAB\) mounting bolts may interfere with and damage the air bags during deployment.


## What can happen

In the event of a crash, if the air bags become damaged during deployment they may not inflate properly, increasing the risk of injury.


## The remedy

Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will install a protective cover over the SCAB installation bolts, free of charge.  The recall began December 3, 2018.  Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1\-855\-371\-9460.  Hyundai's number for this recall is 177.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2020 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2020\-05\-01
- Vehicles in the campaign: 8204
- Reported remedied: 7840 \(95%\)
- Reported unreachable: 8
- Reported removed: 40

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2020 quarter 1, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2019 HYUNDAI SANTA FE](/makes/hyundai/santa-fe/2019/recalls.md). Built 2018\-05\-24 to 2018\-08\-20.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [Z01 Letter](/bulletins/11033679.md), 2026-06-06, Warranty extension
- [DTN DL](/bulletins/11032523.md), 2026-05-08, Other
- [DTN DCS](/bulletins/11032522.md), 2026-05-08, Other

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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