2024–2025 Hyundai Santa FE recall: electrical system
⚠️ What's wrong
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.
💥 The risk
An electrical short increases the risk of a fire.
🔧 The fix
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.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 25V659000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 285
- Manufacturer
- Hyundai Motor America
- Vehicles affected
- 135,386
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
- Owner phone
- 1-855-371-9460
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Oct 22, 2025
- Recall started by
- MFR