Vehicle recall R/2018/299

Hyundai Santa Fe recall: Curtain air bag may not inflate correctly if deployed

DVSA recall R/2018/299 names the Hyundai Santa Fe. It was launched 19 November 2018. It covers vehicles built 1 September 2017 to 14 August 2018.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2018/299
Launched: 19 November 2018
Issued by: HYUNDAI
Manufacturer reference: 81C074
Vehicles: 239 across the lines below

What can go wrong

The cushion within the curtain airbag maybe damaged when it is deployed.

The fix

On affected vehicles a rubber pad has to be attached to the curtain airbag mounting bolt.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Hyundai Santa Fe	1 September 2017 to 14 August 2018	239

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Other recalls for these models

R/2018/104 Steering wheel may detach 1 May 2018, Hyundai Santa Fe
R/2018/007 Fuel may leak 29 January 2018, Hyundai Santa Fe
R/2017/250 Bonnet may open unexpectedly 16 October 2017, Hyundai Santa Fe
R/2020/223 The anti-lock brake system module remains energized when vehicle is turned off 4 September 2020, Hyundai Santa Fe
R/2021/014 IN THE EVENT OF eCALL TRIGGER THE VIN NUMBER INFORMATION MAY NOT BE SENT 22 February 2021, Hyundai Santa Fe, Hyundai i20, Hyundai Tucson and others
R/2022/151 The instrument panel cluster liquid-crystal display panel in the subject vehicles may have been manufactured with incorrect specification resistors 23 May 2022, Hyundai Santa Fe

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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