# NHTSA recall 25V659000

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: 25V659000
- Manufacturer's number: 285
- Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
- Reported: 2025\-10\-02
- Owners notified: 2025\-10\-22
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
- Units potentially affected: 135386
- Part numbers: 91850R6020

## What is wrong

Hyundai Motor America \(Hyundai\) is recalling certain 2024\-2025 Santa Fe vehicles. The B\+ positive terminal cover on the starter motor assembly may be improperly installed, which can cause an electrical short during a crash.


## What can happen

An electrical short increases the risk of a fire.


## The remedy

Dealers will inspect and reinstall the starter motor terminal cover, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed beginning October 22, 2025. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1\-855\-371\-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 285. Vehicle Identification Numbers \(VINs\) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on October 4, 2025.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 3, for 2026 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-07\-24
- Vehicles in the campaign: 135386
- Reported remedied: 116120 \(85%\)
- Reported unreachable: 895
- Reported removed: 1376

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 2, 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

- [2024 HYUNDAI SANTA FE](/makes/hyundai/santa-fe/2024/recalls.md). Built from 2023\-12\-28.
- [2025 HYUNDAI SANTA FE](/makes/hyundai/santa-fe/2025/recalls.md). Built to 2025\-07\-07.

## 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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