- Hyundai is recalling more than 13,000 2024 Santa Fe crossovers in the United States and Canada.
- The vehicles are equipped with faulty transmission software that can damage the gearbox and enable the crossover to rollaway when in park.
- Hyundai is aware of at least 45 incidents in the United States alone.
Hyundai is on a roll in more ways than one as the company is recalling 12,349 Santa Fe crossovers that could rollaway while in park. The recall impacts the redesigned 2024 model and comes after multiple reports of “unintended vehicle movement.”
The safety recall report says the vehicles are equipped with a dual-clutch transmission that could be damaged, in normal operation, due to faulty transmission control software. The latter can “inadvertently engage the clutches and damage the transmission case and/or parking pawl.” If this occurs, the vehicle could rollaway even when in park.
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Hyundai is aware of 45 incidents that occurred between June 3 and June 27. That’s an alarming number, but the automaker said the issue hasn’t caused any injuries, crashes or fires in the United States.
Since this is a software issue, the fix is pretty straightforward as dealers will install updated transmission control software. If the original software screwed up your gearbox, Hyundai will replace it free of charge.
It’s also worth noting the issue impacts our neighbors to the north as Hyundai decided to recall “all affected model year 2024 Santa Fe vehicles in the U.S. and Canada.” However, the recall is much smaller in Canada as it only impacts 806 vehicles.
The fix is the same as it is in the United States as dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the transmission. They’ll also update the transmission control unit software.
