Hyundai Santa Fe TSBs — Technical Service Bulletins by Year
2,762 manufacturer communications are on file with NHTSA for the Hyundai Santa Fe — service bulletins, service campaigns, warranty extensions, and software updates, 2001 to 2026. Pick a year for its bulletin list.
A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free. For defects and free repairs, see the Hyundai Santa Fe problem rankings and each year's recall list.
Warranty extensions, campaigns & software updates
The communications worth checking your VIN against — unlike ordinary bulletins, these can mean free or reimbursed work if your vehicle qualifies.
Certain 2012 – 2017 model year Accent, 2012 – 2017 model year Azera, 2013 – 2018 model year Santa Fe Sport, 2013 – 2019 model year Santa Fe, and 2012 – 2017 model year Veloster vehicles may exhibit an intermittent airbag warning light and diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) may be…
Certain Santa Fe (TMA), Santa Fe Sport (AN), Sonata (LFA), and Tucson (TL) vehicles equipped with Theta II engines may exhibit elevated engine-out emissions. This bulletin provides instructions for updating the Engine Control Module (ECM) to address this condition.
Certain Santa Fe (TMA), Santa Fe Sport (AN), Sonata (LFA), and Tucson (TL) vehicles equipped with Theta II engines may exhibit elevated engine-out emissions. The California Air Resources Board has determined that these vehicles may be releasing air pollutants which exceed…
Following completion of Service Campaign 9C2 (Theta II Emissions Improvement), certain vehicles may exhibit a brief hesitation or rough shifting condition during cold start operation. If present, this condition is expected to occur only within approximately the first 1-3 minutes…
Following completion of Service Campaign 9C2 (Theta II Emissions Improvement), certain vehicles may exhibit a brief hesitation or rough shifting condition during cold start operation. If present, this condition is expected to occur only within approximately the first 1-3 minutes…
Some Hyundai vehicles with exterior white paint may exhibit peeling or bubbling on metal body panels: hood, fender(s), roof, door(s), quarter panel(s), and tailgate/trunk. The paint warranty coverage for affected vehicles has been extended to 10 years/unlimited miles from the…
Certain Hyundai vehicles with exterior white paint may exhibit peeling or bubbling on metal body panels: hood, fender(s), roof, door(s), quarter panel(s), and tailgate/trunk. The paint warranty coverage for affected vehicles has been extended to 10 years/unlimited miles from the…
Some vehicles listed below may exhibit an intermittent airbag warning light and DTC(s) B1763 (OCS ECU Defect), and/or B1764 (OCS Mat Defect) may be stored. Hyundai is extending the warranty coverage of the sensor for the Occupant Classification System (OCS) / Occupant Detection…
Some vehicles listed below may exhibit an intermittent airbag warning light and DTC(s) B1763 (OCS ECU Defect), and/or B1764 (OCS Mat Defect) may be stored. Hyundai is extending the warranty coverage of the sensor for the Occupant Classification System (OCS) / Occupant Detection…
Certain 2019 – 2020 model year Santa Fe, 2017 – 2018 model year Santa Fe Sport, 2015 – 2019 model year Sonata, and 2018 – 2021 model year Tucson vehicles may exhibit elevated engine-out emissions. Hyundai is conducting a service campaign to update the Engine Control Module (ECM)…
Some vehicles may exhibit a loss of connectivity or interruptions in the middle of using Bluelink functions. This may be due to an occasional disconnection on Verizon’s communication network. Follow the procedures in this bulletin to verify Bluelink Data Communication Unit (DCU)…
Hyundai Motor America is currently investigating an ongoing issue with software GDS event #1383 related to 2015MY Sonata (LFA) 2.4L vehicles. The matter is currently being investigated for a resolution as soon as possible. The impacted vehicles related to this event will not…
Bulletins by model year
| Year | TSBs | Most bulletined areas | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | Seats & interior, Airbags | View bulletins |
| 2025 | 36 | Electrical, Engine | View bulletins |
| 2024 | 36 | Electrical, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 2023 | 45 | Transmission & drivetrain, Electrical | View bulletins |
| 2022 | 92 | Electrical, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 2021 | 98 | Electrical, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 2020 | 110 | Electrical, Engine | View bulletins |
| 2019 | 182 | Engine, Electrical | View bulletins |
| 2018 | 205 | Engine, Electrical | View bulletins |
| 2017 | 244 | Electrical, Engine | View bulletins |
| 2016 | 166 | Engine, Electrical | View bulletins |
| 2015 | 171 | Engine, Electrical | View bulletins |
| 2014 | 175 | Electrical, Engine | View bulletins |
| 2013 | 215 | Electrical, Engine | View bulletins |
| 2012 | 99 | Engine, Electrical | View bulletins |
| 2011 | 109 | Engine, Electrical | View bulletins |
| 2010 | 119 | Engine, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 2009 | 62 | Engine, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 2008 | 64 | Engine, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 2007 | 78 | Engine, Electrical | View bulletins |
| 2006 | 48 | Engine, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 2005 | 52 | Transmission & drivetrain, Electrical | View bulletins |
| 2004 | 75 | Transmission & drivetrain, Engine | View bulletins |
| 2003 | 88 | Transmission & drivetrain, Engine | View bulletins |
| 2002 | 50 | Transmission & drivetrain, Engine | View bulletins |
| 2001 | 135 | Transmission & drivetrain, Engine | View bulletins |
Questions buyers ask
How many TSBs does the Hyundai Santa Fe have?
NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file lists 2,762 technical service bulletins and related communications for the Hyundai Santa Fe across the 2001–2026 model years. The most bulletined areas are engine, electrical, transmission & drivetrain.
Are Hyundai Santa Fe TSB repairs free?
Not automatically. A TSB tells dealers how to fix a known pattern; you pay unless the vehicle is under warranty or the bulletin is a warranty extension or service campaign that covers your VIN. Recall repairs, by contrast, are always free.
How do I get the full text of a Hyundai Santa Fe TSB?
Take the bulletin's document ID to a dealer or to NHTSA's site — this page carries each communication's ID, date, and NHTSA's summary from the public file.
Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. Counts cover communications NHTSA's file names against Hyundai Santa Fe model years shown here. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.