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5XYZUDLB9GG354779

2016 HYUNDAI Santa Fe Sport Popular/Turbo Base/Turbo Leather

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Year

2016

Make

HYUNDAI

Model

Santa Fe Sport

Trim

Popular/Turbo Base/Turbo Leather

Body Style

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]/Multipurpose Vehicle [MPV]

Drive Type

4WD/4-Wheel Drive/4x4

Engine

2.4L

Fuel Type

Gasoline

Transmission

Plant

GEORGIA, UNITED STATES (USA)

Vehicle Type

MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)

Manufacturer

KIA GEORGIA, INC

Owner Complaints

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Service Bulletins

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Open Recalls for This Vehicle

17V358000

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2013-2017 Santa Fe and Santa Fe Sport vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the secondary hood latch actuating cable may corrode and bind, causing the secondary hood latch to remain in the unlatched position when the hood is closed.

Known Issues — Factory Service Bulletins

The manufacturer has filed 130 technical service bulletins with NHTSA for the 2016 HYUNDAI Santa Fe Sport — factory-acknowledged issues with documented fixes, distinct from recalls. Top areas:

Electrical System · 58Equipment · 38Engine And Engine Cooling · 34Engine · 16Power Train · 13Equipment Adaptive/Mobility · 13

Z01 LetterCertain 2012 – 2017 model year Accent, 2012 – 2017 model year Azera, 2013 – 2018 model year Santa Fe Sport, 2013 – 2019 model year Santa Fe, and 2012 – 2017 model year Veloster vehicles may exhibit an intermittent airbag

26-BE-011H TSBSome vehicles listed below may exhibit an intermittent airbag warning light and DTC(s) B1763 (OCS ECU Defect), and/or B1764 (OCS Mat Defect) may be stored. Hyundai is extending the warranty coverage of the sensor for the

26-BE-011H DNSome vehicles listed below may exhibit an intermittent airbag warning light and DTC(s) B1763 (OCS ECU Defect), and/or B1764 (OCS Mat Defect) may be stored. Hyundai is extending the warranty coverage of the sensor for the

Owner-Reported Problems (NHTSA)

Owners have filed 61 complaints with the federal government (NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation) about the 2016 HYUNDAI Santa Fe Sport. Complaints are owner-reported issues — unlike recalls, they are not manufacturer-acknowledged defects, but they show where this model-year has real-world trouble spots.

Engine · 38Unknown Or Other · 12Service Brakes · 6Electrical System · 5Power Train · 3Fuel/Propulsion System · 3

About This VIN

VIN 5XYZUDLB9GG354779 identifies a 2016 HYUNDAI Santa Fe Sport Popular/Turbo Base/Turbo Leather sport utility vehicle [suv]/multipurpose vehicle [mpv]. The first three characters (5XY) form the World Manufacturer Identifier — encoding country, manufacturer, and vehicle type. Characters 4-8 (ZUDLB) describe the model, body, and engine. The 9th character (9) is the check digit. Position 10 (G) encodes the model year (2016). Position 11 (G) is the plant code. The final six characters (354779) are the unique sequential production number.

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