Hyundai Santa Fe. Published by the DVSA as R/2018/104 on 1 May 2018. Concern: Steering wheel may detach.
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A recall published by DVSA, the British vehicle safety authority, with every version of its wording that this site has read. Unchanged since first read.
| DVSA reference | R/2018/104 |
|---|---|
| Launched | 1 May 2018 |
| Make | Hyundai (listed as HYUNDAI) |
| Manufacturer reference | 81C012 |
| Vehicles listed | 304 |
Models
| Model | Vehicles | Built from | Built to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa FE | 304 | 15 June 2017 | 25 January 2018 |
Concern
Defect, as DVSA words it
Remedy, as DVSA words it
What changed since we first read it
Nothing yet. The wording has been the same on every read since 4 September 2026. The file is read again every day; if DVSA rewrites the defect, remedy or concern, the old and new text will appear here with both dates.
The same recall in other registers
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Check this recall on the DVSA service
Read from DVSA's bulk recalls file (RecallsFile.csv, 7 MB) on 17 September 2026; this recall first read on 4 September 2026, read 15 times since. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA, Check vehicle recalls. CarsMultiverse is an independent site, not an authority: the official notice is the one on the DVSA service.
Hyundai SANTA FE in the other registers
This site holds seven national and European registers. Hyundai SANTA FE is named on 41 American notices, 61 Canadian, 13 European and 11 Israeli. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules.
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The Israeli register
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Hyundai elsewhere in this register
Hyundai is named on 100 notices in the copy of the DVSA’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- R/2018/103 · 1 May 2018 · Ioniq · Coolant May Leak Into Electric Power Control Unit
- R/2018/085 · 9 April 2018 · Grandeur, Sonata · An Electrical Short Circuit May Occur Inside The ABS Module
- R/2018/018 · 29 January 2018 · i40 · It May Be Possible To Start The Vehicle Without Depresssing The Clutch Pedal.
- R/2018/007 · 29 January 2018 · Santa Fe · Fuel May Leak
- R/2018/200 · 1 September 2018 · PHEV, HEV · Hydraulic Clutch Inner Actuator Housing May Damage Inner Oil Seal
- R/2018/299 · 19 November 2018 · Santa Fe · Curtain Air Bag May Not Inflate Correctly If Deployed
- R/2018/297 · 10 December 2018 · Ioniq · Hybrid Warning Lamp Eliminated On Instrument Cluster May Indicate Thermal Damage To Power Relay Assembly And Power Cable
- R/2018/298 · 17 December 2018 · iLoad · Rear Sliding Doors May Close Suddenly
The same concern: STEERING WHEEL MAY DETACH
3 notices in this register name STEERING WHEEL MAY DETACH. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- R/2014/010 · 18 February 2014 · Verso · Steering Wheel May Detach
- R/2013/044 · 26 March 2013 · Mokka · Steering Wheel May Detach
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