NHTSA recall 23V181000
NHTSA advises: park outside, away from buildings, until the repair is done.
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 | 23V181000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 244 |
| Manufacturer | Hyundai Motor America |
| Reported | 2023-03-17 |
| Owners notified | 2023-05-16 |
| Component | TRAILER HITCHES |
| Units potentially affected | 584784 |
| Part numbers | S2F67-AC400, S2F67-AC101, S2F67-AC100, S2F67-AC000 |
| Report | Annual report 1, for 2025 quarter 2 to 2026 quarter 1 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-04-27 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 584784 |
| Reported remedied | 502434 (85%) |
| Reported unreachable | 23 |
| Reported removed | 15343 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 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.
What is wrong
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2019-2023 Santa Fe, 2021-2023 Santa Fe HEV, 2022-2023 Santa Fe Plug-in HEV and Santa Cruz vehicles potentially equipped with a tow hitch harness installed as original equipment, or purchased as an accessory through a Hyundai dealership. Water accumulation on the tow hitch harness module printed circuit board (PCB) may cause an electrical short, which can result in a fire.
What can happen
A fire while parked or driving can increase the risk of injury.
The remedy
Owners are advised to park their vehicles outside and away from structures until the remedy is completed. Dealers will install a new fuse and wire extension kit as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed starting May 16, 2023. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 244. This recall is an expansion of previous recall number 22V-633.
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.nhtsa.gov.
| 2022 HYUNDAI SANTA CRUZ | |
|---|---|
| 2023 HYUNDAI SANTA CRUZ | |
| 2019 HYUNDAI SANTA FE | |
| 2020 HYUNDAI SANTA FE | |
| 2021 HYUNDAI SANTA FE | |
| 2022 HYUNDAI SANTA FE | |
| 2023 HYUNDAI SANTA FE | |
| 2021 HYUNDAI SANTA FE HYBRID | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2022 HYUNDAI SANTA FE HYBRID | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2023 HYUNDAI SANTA FE HYBRID | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2022 HYUNDAI SANTA FE PLUG-IN HYBRID | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2023 HYUNDAI SANTA FE PLUG-IN HYBRID | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.