The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Hyundai Santa Cruz: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Hyundai reported 18 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Hyundai Santa Cruz, model years 2022–2025, in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1. Each is a claim the manufacturer received, not a finding; NHTSA does not verify them.
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 36,292 | 19 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33,880 | 8.9 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 45,058 | 13 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 28,007 | 7.1 |
The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it. “Built” is the manufacturer’s cumulative production for the model year from its latest Early Warning production report; the rate is incidents per 100,000 of them.
By the system the claimant named
Source: as the manufacturer reported it| System named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 8 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 2 | 0 |
| Service Brake System | 2 | 0 |
| Other | 1 | 0 |
| Steering System | 1 | 0 |
| Seats | 1 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 1 | 1 |
| Latch | 1 | 1 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 1 | 0 |
| Structure | 1 | 0 |
An incident naming several systems is counted under each. “Fire” and “Other” are categories in the rule, not systems.
Every one of these, dated and numbered
The defect dossier for the Hyundai Santa Cruz puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Hyundai Santa Cruz, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.
The incidents
Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters| Incident | Model year | State | Killed | Injured | Systems named | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| not reported | 2025 | — | 0 | 1 | Other | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-01-25 | 2023 | NC | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-12-28 | 2024 | NY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-12-28 | 2024 | NY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-09-10 | 2023 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-07-02 | 2025 | IN | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-04-30 | 2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-04-23 | 2022 | PA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-02-07 | 2024 | TX | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2026 Q1 |
| 2024-11-03 | 2022 | MA | 0 | 2 | Service Brake System | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-10-15 | 2024 | KY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-08-14 | 2024 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-08-09 | 2022 | WI | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-07-19 | 2024 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q3 |
| 2023-11-21 | 2023 | KS | 1 | 0 | Electrical System · Latch | 2024 Q1 |
| 2023-09-20 | 2022 | FL | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2024 Q1 |
| 2022-09-17 | 2022 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2022 Q3 |
| 2021-11-07 | 2022 | NY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q1 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Hyundai received alleging a death or injury in a Hyundai Santa Cruz and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a Santa Cruz that sold more will have more rows. All Hyundai models · What these reports are, and are not.