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NHTSA campaign 21V00K000 · manufacturer recall 217

2022 Hyundai Santa Fe: electrical system recall

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

moderate 714 vehicles affected FMVSS 101

What was reported

Source: manufacturer filing, 49 CFR Part 573
Problem 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." Risk An illegible instrument cluster will not show information such as vehicle speed or safety system warnings, which can increase the risk of a crash. Fix 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.

Reported to NHTSA Dec 28, 2021 by Hyundai Motor America, owners notified Feb 23, 2022.

What that means, in plain English

Source: WhichTrim's reading of the filing above — not NHTSA's wording

An inverted/illegible instrument cluster degrades the driver's access to speed and warning information but does not directly cause a crash or disable a safety-critical control system.

Written for us by a language model from the manufacturer's filed text, which is quoted in full above. Where the two differ, the filing is the record and this is only our summary of it.

The fix, from the dealer bulletin

Source: NHTSA remedy instructions and dealer notice
Stop-sale Yes: the bulletin says the vehicle may not be sold or delivered until repaired
Remedy Instructions filed: the dealer bulletin exists

Parts named

Part numberDescriptionQty
94011-CL020SANTA FE PLUG-IN HYBRID
94011-CL020QQHSANTA FE PLUG-IN HYBRID
94031-CL020
94031-CL020QQH

Labour, as the warranty table lists it

  • 0.6 h · op 11D231R0

The operation code and time the manufacturer pays the dealer; a customer-pay estimate elsewhere is a different number.

The advisory, as filed: “As required by federal law, dealer must not deliver new vehicles for sale or for lease to customers until all open recalls have been performed.”

Read from NHTSA’s copy of the manufacturer’s dealer documents (manufacturer campaign 217). The procedure itself is in the bulletin; a franchised dealer has the current copy on the manufacturer’s portal, and that copy governs. Working a lot or a fleet? Recall Watch carries this line on every VIN it checks: remedy status, hours, stop-sale.

Which vehicles are covered

Source: NHTSA campaign 21V00K000
Model yearClassSafety SignalRecalls on file
2022 Hyundai Santa FeCompact SUVF8

Those are the model years inside WhichTrim's range, 2016 onward. The campaign may cover others outside it, and the only thing that settles whether one specific vehicle is included is its VIN.

The federal paperwork

Source: nhtsa.gov

Check one specific vehicle

A recall applies to a build range, so year, make and model cannot settle it. Type the VIN and the WhichTrim recall report checks this campaign’s build window and engine against it.

Campaign 21V00K000 · the manufacturer calls it 217

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR Part 573

Is 217 the same recall as 21V00K000?

Yes. 217 is the number Hyundai Motor America uses for this campaign in its own paperwork and in the letter it sends owners. 21V00K000 is the number NHTSA files it under. One recall, two references — dealers and service departments generally quote the manufacturer's.

Does this recall repair cost anything?

No. Federal law requires the manufacturer to remedy a safety defect or a compliance failure at no charge, for vehicles up to 15 years old measured from the date of first sale. A dealer that asks you to pay for a recall repair is in the wrong.

How do I know whether my vehicle is included?

By VIN, not by model year. The manufacturer files a build range with NHTSA and only vehicles inside it are covered, so two identical-looking cars from the same year can differ. NHTSA's own lookup checks a VIN against the manufacturer's list.

What if the repair is not available yet?

It happens, and often. Manufacturers must notify owners when a defect is found even if the parts or the software are not ready, then notify them a second time once the remedy exists. The remedy filed for this campaign is described above.

What did the manufacturer say was wrong?

The problem, risk and fix quoted on this page are the manufacturer's own words as filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR Part 573. WhichTrim does not paraphrase them.

Who started this recall?

NHTSA's record credits the manufacturer. A recall can begin with the manufacturer's own testing, with a defect investigation, or with a compliance test against a Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard.