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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
5XYZWDLA4FG••••••2015 Hyundai SANTA FE
This build draws 1.8× more complaints than the average 2015 Hyundai SANTA FE build (4 vs 2).
4on this build
247on the model
114builds in total
Most reportedSteering 1Service Brakes 1Engine 1
What owners of this build wrote
EngineOct 2022
While I was driving, the car began to jerk and stall and the check engine light came on. I was able to drive about 3 more blocks then the car cut completely off. The car cut off in the middle of the street with myself and my children inside. We had to walk home and send for a…
Unknown Or OtherMay 2021
On 5/28/21, while driving vehicle noticed a knocking/banging when in reverse then also began when driving. Took to local Midas dealer and was told rear differential gear was broken and needed repaired. Upon further research, Midas discovered that an upgraded coupler had been…
Service BrakesApr 2020
2015 hyundai santa fee I bought new, turbo sport. At 26,750 miles the disc pads on all 4 wheels fell off the steel backing plates. The pads in the front were paper thin and the back were somewhat better. The "squealers" that warn you of pad thickness never made a sound.…
SteeringDec 2014
Vehicle requires constant minor steering corrections to maintain a straight line. Vehicle wanders on the highway and seems to over adjust so that a slight steering adjustment to the right requires a slight correction to the left and on and on. Impossible to hold a straight line
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 5XYZWDLA4FG267937 · decoded Nov 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.