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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.
KM8SNDHF0HU••••••2017 Hyundai SANTA FE
That is about average for the 2017 Hyundai SANTA FE — 6 complaints per build across 168 builds.
5on this build
934on the model
168builds in total
Most reportedEngine 5
What owners of this build wrote
EngineMay 2025
Engine failed and yes available for inspection. Car stalled and stuttered while driving. Problem was confirmed by an independent service center. Vehicle component has not been inspected yet. Check engine light came on two days ago
EngineJul 2024
My engine ceased without warning. I had to purchase a used engine for 16K and it just ceased without warning exactly the same way
EngineJan 2024
Noticed a slight loss of power on a 4 hour road trip. When we stopped for gas the vehicle was shaking at lower rpm and the engine light came on at that point. I took it to a mechanic within 45mins of noticing the issue and it was scanned and a few other tests. Mechanic said…
EngineNov 2022
The contact owned a 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the engine seized, and the vehicle lost motive power. No warning light was illuminated. The failure nearly caused a collision. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it…
EngineJan 2020
The car is sluggish on acceleration. Looking up forums it seems that quite a few are experiencing this. I just read "I just read an article that said that hyundai will be replacing some engines for this same issue due to a manufacturing defect with the crankshaft pin." on a forum
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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 KM8SNDHF0HU239462 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.