2007 Hyundai Santa FE defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2007 Hyundai Santa FE. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• Throttle control system vulnerabilities
  Defect Petition DP21003 · opened Nov 12, 2021 · closed Jun 20, 2023

  The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) received a petition letter dated October 10, 2021, requesting an investigation of possible defects in the electronic throttle control (ETC) system on certain Kia vehicles resulting in the opening of DP21-003. Accordi…

• STOP LAMP SWITCH FAILURE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE09003 · opened Jan 14, 2009 · closed Apr 24, 2009 · led to recall 09V122000

  By letter dated april 15, 2009, hyundai notified the agency that it will conduct a safety recall (nhtsa recall number 09v122) to replace the stop lamp switches on many of its model year 2005-2008 vehicles.see recall 09v122 for a complete list. The agency opened its investigation based on five complaints of stop lamp fa…