HYUNDAI SANTA FE PLUG-IN HYBRID 2022: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 21V00K000

Make Model Year
HYUNDAI SANTA FE PLUG-IN HYBRID 2022
Date Owners Notified Date Received by ODI Date Added to Database
2022-02-23 2021-12-28 2021-12-28

Manufacturers Involved: Hyundai Motor America

Manufacturer Campaign Number: 217

Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 714

Report Initiator: MFR MFR Report

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: 101

Summary

Hyundai Motor America "Hyundai" is recalling certain 2022 Santa Fe HEV and Santa Fe PHEV vehicles. The instrument cluster liquid-crystal display "LCD" may invert the image on the screen upon vehicle startup, making the display illegible. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 101, "Controls and Displays."

Consequence

An illegible instrument cluster will not show information such as vehicle speed or safety system warnings, which can increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will replace the instrument cluster, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 23, 2022. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 217.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 'TTY 1-800-424-9153', or go to www.nhtsa.gov.