Vehicle recall R/2022/128

Hyundai Santa Fe and Hyundai ix35 recall: The ABS control unit within the affected VIN range could experience an electrical short

DVSA recall R/2022/128 names the Hyundai Santa Fe and Hyundai ix35. It was launched 1 June 2022. It covers vehicles built 5 June 2013 to 18 January 2018.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2022/128
Launched: 1 June 2022
Issued by: HYUNDAI
Manufacturer reference: 21D011
Vehicles: 80,559 across the whole recall

What can go wrong

The ABS control unit within the affected VIN range could experience an electrical short. Hyundai have put advice in the interim letter for the registered keeper is to park the vehicle in an outdoor location allowing space around it until the recall is complete.

The fix

Replace the under-bonnet fuse box multi-fuse which controls the ABS control unit to a lower fuse amperage rating.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA gives one vehicle number for the whole recall: 80,559.
Model	Built
Hyundai ix35	6 August 2013 to 2 June 2015
Hyundai ix35 (ix35 EL)	5 June 2013 to 25 June 2015
Hyundai Santa Fe	2 June 2015 to 18 January 2018

Is a specific car affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

Other recalls for these models

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
R/2023/068 Certain vehicles may experience a transmission malfunction resulting in a loss of drive. 10 April 2023, Hyundai Kona, Hyundai Santa Fe
R/2023/069 : Some vehicles may experience an abnormal front seat belt pretensioner deployment during a vehicle impact. 24 April 2023, Hyundai Santa Fe
R/2023/126 The vehicle fuel tank may be manufactured incorrectly which may result in a fuel leak 22 May 2023, 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/2020/223 The anti-lock brake system module remains energized when vehicle is turned off 4 September 2020, 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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