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Hyundai Recalling over 135,000 Vehicles Due to Fire Risk
Hyundai will notify owners of 135,386 SUVs with a possible electrical short risk from an improperly installed starter motor terminal cover, with free repairs at dealerships.
- Last week, Hyundai Motor Company recalled 135,386 2024-2025 Hyundai Santa Fe vehicles built between Dec. 28, 2023 and July 7, 2025 in the United States and Canada.
- NHTSA said the starter motor's B+ positive terminal cover may be improperly installed, causing an electrical short during a crash after a thermal event in last year's 2024 Santa Fe test.
- Owners will receive notice letters by mail beginning in December with instructions to bring their vehicles to Hyundai dealerships for inspection, where reinstallation and reimbursement will be provided free of charge.
- A November 2024 report confirmed signs of a thermal vent, and regulators noted no accidents or injuries have been linked; a similar U.S. recall last week warned of fire risk from starter motor wiring.
- Hyundai estimates roughly 1% of eligible vehicles are impacted, and thousands of SUVs in Canada have been recalled, the NHTSA recall report stated.
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A fifth reminder has just hit the next generation Hyundai Santa Fe and this one targets both 2024 and 2025 models. More than 135,000 copies are affected in the United States and some 13,000 in Canada, but only with the 2.5-litre turbocharged engine and the ...
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