2013 Hyundai Santa FE Seat belts Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 1%of 605 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 50,012miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the seat belts of the 2013 Hyundai Santa FE, 1% of the 605 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 50,012 miles.
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.
“Driving to work my engine started heating up and all electronics were not working properly and I lost speed control while on the highway there it starts to missfire also seatbelt is inside out not working properly on driver's side”
NHTSA complaint #11341752, filed 2020-07, 99,999 miles“Backseat passenger side seatbelt will not pull out far enough to buckle. Took to Hyundai and told that there are teeth broken off in the roller part of seatbelt. It seems that this would be faulty parts for teeth to actually break off and now knowing this, are any of the other seatbelts at risk of being fully secure for protection. Would like investigation and wondering why it would not be covered by Hyundai. They just showed him in a handwritten scrap of paper an estimate and dismissed. Going for second opinion and something in writing.”
NHTSA complaint #11316236, filed 2020-03, 25 miles“Upon exiting a parking lot at low speeds, the driver’s seat belt disengaged from the buckle. Despite multiple attempts to fasten the seat belt, it would not stay buckled throughout the drive, which was at speeds 40mph and below. Warning chimes sounded each time it unbuckled. It seems like a mechanical failure because the seat belt would become unbuckled if just a little force was applied to pull on the seat belt such as when making a turn.”
NHTSA complaint #11542293, filed 2023-09Seat belts: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 3% |
| 2025 | 8 | 6% |
| 2024 | 10 | 6% |
| 2023 | 3 | 1% |
| 2021 | 3 | 2% |
| 2020 | 3 | 1% |
| 2019 | 4 | 2% |
| 2018 | 1 | 1% |
| 2017 | 7 | 1% |
| 2016 | 8 | 3% |
| 2015 | 3 | 1% |
| 2014 | 7 | 1% |
| 2013 | 3 | 1% |
| 2012 | 2 | 1% |
| 2011 | 1 | 1% |
| 2010 | 1 | 0% |
| 2009 | 3 | 1% |
| 2008 | 6 | 1% |
| 2007 | 7 | 1% |
| 2006 | 5 | 5% |
| 2005 | 18 | 8% |
| 2004 | 8 | 3% |
| 2003 | 9 | 3% |
| 2002 | 6 | 4% |
| 2001 | 1 | 0% |
Other parts of the 2013 Hyundai Santa FE
273 complaintsSteering
95 complaintsBrakes
63 complaintsOther or unknown
58 complaintsElectrical system
53 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
52 complaintsFuel system
42 complaintsBody and structure
23 complaintsSuspension
23 complaintsVehicle speed control
21 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
20 complaintsExterior lighting
16 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2013 Hyundai Santa FE
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.
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