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2025 Hyundai Santa FE Hybrid Air bags Problems

Complaints
3about this part
Share
3%of 105 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.

NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the air bags of the 2025 Hyundai Santa FE Hybrid, 3% of the 105 complaints for this model year. 3 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“On 08/22/26 at approximately 11:45 AM I was stopped at a traffic light and struck by a Ford Pickup truck whose approximate speed was 45 mph as described in the police officer who witness the accident totaling my Hyundai 2025 Santa Fe. No airbags were deployed. According to the police officer the frame was bent as well. Please see attached vehicles pictures”

NHTSA complaint #11758892, filed 2026-08

“Any of the airbags failed to deploy during a significant crash. It is not available for inspection due to it being investigated by insurance. The driver and passengers' safety were affected in that more bodily damage could have occurred if they had hit the steering wheel or any other part of the car. I do not know if the problem has been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer, as i have tried to reach out to the dealer and they have not contacted me back. The vehicle is still being determined as if it can be repaired or it needs to be totaled. …”

NHTSA complaint #11731387, filed 2026-04

“My wife was parking our vehicle near the front of our home, simply rolling forward toward the car in front of her to complete parking on the left side of the street when the vehicle unexpectedly accelerated on its own. The vehicle turned hard to the right, struck the bumper of the parked car she was pulling up behind, continued right across the traffic lane where it hit two parked cars on the other side of the street with significant impact, lifting and turning one onto the sidewalk, at which point our vehicle went across the sidewalk and stopped after hitting a fence. …”

NHTSA complaint #11686958, filed 2025-09

Related recalls

Related service bulletins

Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202533%
202115%

Other parts of the 2025 Hyundai Santa FE Hybrid

Engine
34 complaints
Electrical system
31 complaints
Fuel system
31 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
25 complaints
Vehicle speed control
22 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
15 complaints
Other or unknown
14 complaints
Lane departure
5 complaints
Back-over prevention (rear camera)
4 complaints
Brakes
2 complaints
Body and structure
2 complaints
Tires
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2025 Hyundai Santa FE Hybrid

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology