{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Hyundai recall 25V659 (285): 2024-2025 Santa Fe",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/25v659/",
  "summary": "Recall 25V659 (Hyundai): An electrical short increases the risk of a fire. Hyundai's own number: 285.",
  "excerpt": "Hyundai Santa Fe, model years 2024 to 2025. Filed by Hyundai Motor America and reported to NHTSA on 2 October 2025. 135,386 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Santa Fe vehicles. The B+ positive terminal cover on the starter motor assembly may be improperly installed, which can cause an electrical short during a crash. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Hyundai's own number for this recall: 285. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 25V659 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “An electrical short increases the risk of a fire.” 25V659 Hyundai Motor America Electrical System:Starter Assembly 2 October 2025 2024-2025 HYUNDAI SANTA FE Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Santa Fe vehicles. The B+ positive terminal cover on the starter motor assembly may be improperly installed, which can cause an electrical short during a crash. An electrical short increases the risk of a fire. Dealers will i",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-20T20:01:04+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-08-20T20:01:04+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Hyundai recall 25V659 (285): 2024-2025 Santa Fe\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/25v659/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}