Vehicle recall R/2023/069

Hyundai Santa Fe recall: : Some vehicles may experience an abnormal front seat belt pretensioner deployment during a vehicle impact.

DVSA recall R/2023/069 names the Hyundai Santa Fe. It was launched 24 April 2023. It covers vehicles built 25 June 2020 to 16 August 2022.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2023/069
Launched: 24 April 2023
Issued by: HYUNDAI
Manufacturer reference: 21D147
Vehicles: 1,894 across the whole recall

What can go wrong

Some vehicles may experience an abnormal front seat belt pretensioner deployment during a vehicle impact.

The fix

Install front seat belt pretensioner protection caps to both front seat belts.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA gives one vehicle number for the whole recall: 1,894.
Model	Built
Hyundai Santa Fe (SANTA FE TM HEV)	12 September 2020 to 14 July 2022
Hyundai Santa Fe (SANTA FE TM PE)	25 June 2020 to 13 August 2022
Hyundai Santa Fe (SANTA FE TM PHEV)	18 January 2021 to 16 August 2022

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/2023/068 Certain vehicles may experience a transmission malfunction resulting in a loss of drive. 10 April 2023, Hyundai Kona, Hyundai Santa Fe
R/2023/126 The vehicle fuel tank may be manufactured incorrectly which may result in a fuel leak 22 May 2023, Hyundai Santa Fe
R/2022/128 The ABS control unit within the affected VIN range could experience an electrical short 1 June 2022, Hyundai Santa Fe, Hyundai ix35
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/2024/309 A potential safety defect has been identified which could occur within the ABS control unit. The ABS control unit within the affected VIN range could experience an electrical short circuit. 9 September 2024, Hyundai Veloster, Hyundai ix35, Hyundai i40 and others
R/2024/341 The main floor wiring harness could become damaged due to contact with the second-row bench seat folding hinge assembly. This may result in a malfunction of the supplemental restraint system. 16 September 2024, 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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