Hyundai 2025-10-02 Vehicles serious NHTSA
Vehicles · NHTSA · Recall #NHTSA-25V659000
2025 Hyundai Santa Fe Recall
Issued October 2, 2025 · Hyundai
In October 2025, Hyundai recalled the 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe, a serious vehicles recall reported by the NHTSA. Affected owners are eligible for a repair. Here is what the hazard is and exactly what to do about it.
Compiled by Maya Ellison, RecallCheckr
What this means for you
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 you should do
- 1 Keep using 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe only as advised. See the remedy below.
- 2 Set it aside where it won't be used by mistake.
- 3 Contact Hyundai to arrange your repair. See the official notice below for contact details.
- 4 Keep the product until your remedy is fully processed. You may need it.
Official remedy (Repair): 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.
Recall details
- Brand
- Hyundai
- Category
- Vehicles
- Recall date
- October 2, 2025
- Units affected
- Not reported
- Sold at
- Not listed
- Recall number
- NHTSA-25V659000
- Made in
- Not listed
- Issuing agency
- NHTSA
In context
- Hyundai has 66 recalls in our database, including 6 rated Critical.
- We're tracking 1,755 Vehicles recalls in our database.
- This is the 199th Vehicles recall we've logged in 2025.