Hyundai Motor America is recalling more than 143,000 model-year 2024-2025 Santa Fe and Santa Fe Hybrid vehicles. The rear-view camera may not have been installed properly, which can damage the wiring harness and cause the rear-view camera image not to display.
“The camera’s main wire harness was improperly assembled by the supplier, causing increased tension and wear in the cable’s shield line, and resulting in poor terminal contact when connected to the camera,” HMA said in the mandatory recall notification made public by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration this morning. [Seoyon E-Hwa Alabama is the supplier – AutoCrat]
“Dealers will replace the rearview camera and reposition the wiring harness, free of charge as required by U.S. safety regulations. All owners of the subject vehicles will be notified via first class mail with instructions to bring their vehicles to a Hyundai dealer, where technicians will replace the rearview camera and properly reposition the wire harness. This remedy will be offered at no cost to owners for all affected vehicles, regardless of whether the affected vehicles are still covered under Hyundai’s New Vehicle Limited Warranty. Additionally, Hyundai will provide owners of affected vehicles reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses incurred to obtain a remedy for the recall condition in accordance with the reimbursement plan submitted to NHTSA on February 22, 2024,” HMA said.
Owner notification letters are not expected to be mailed 19 January 2026. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai’s number for this recall is 288. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall are searchable on NHTSA.gov. NHTSA Hyundai Sante Fe recall ID 25V808 or 25V-808.
Chronology
From March through June 2025: HMA’s NASO analyzed and tested 21 rearview camera assemblies at its Safety Test and Investigation Laboratory (“STIL”) based on allegations of inoperative cameras identified through routine monitoring of warranty claims. In certain test cameras, solder cracks were detected near the wire harness terminals connecting the harness to the camera. The STIL forwarded the suspect cameras to HMC for additional study and review with the camera supplier.
HMC delivered their final inspection report in late September: According to HMC and the supplier, “end-of-line” wire harnesses were packaged without standardized work allowing for variation in cable routing and movement when assembling the cable to the camera. Certain camera wire harnesses were found “twisted” and causing damage to individual wires due to the increased tension. HMC determined that if the shield line became damaged, terminal contact could lessen due to wire instability when connected to the camera assembly, resulting in adverse effects to the camera image on the vehicle’s display.
NASO conducted a final review of U.S. market field information and convened it’s North America Safety Decision Authority (“NASDA”) on 13 November 2025, to review the STIL and HMC’s findings, deciding that the subject defect condition fails to comply with the image requirements of FMVSS No. 111, “Rear Visibility,” warranting a non-compliance recall of potentially affected vehicles in the U.S.
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Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn.
He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe.
Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap.
AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks.
Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.
Hyundai Santa Fe Recall for Bad Rear-View Cameras
Hyundai Motor America is recalling more than 143,000 model-year 2024-2025 Santa Fe and Santa Fe Hybrid vehicles. The rear-view camera may not have been installed properly, which can damage the wiring harness and cause the rear-view camera image not to display.
“The camera’s main wire harness was improperly assembled by the supplier, causing increased tension and wear in the cable’s shield line, and resulting in poor terminal contact when connected to the camera,” HMA said in the mandatory recall notification made public by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration this morning. [Seoyon E-Hwa Alabama is the supplier – AutoCrat]
“Dealers will replace the rearview camera and reposition the wiring harness, free of charge as required by U.S. safety regulations. All owners of the subject vehicles will be notified via first class mail with instructions to bring their vehicles to a Hyundai dealer, where technicians will replace the rearview camera and properly reposition the wire harness. This remedy will be offered at no cost to owners for all affected vehicles, regardless of whether the affected vehicles are still covered under Hyundai’s New Vehicle Limited Warranty. Additionally, Hyundai will provide owners of affected vehicles reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses incurred to obtain a remedy for the recall condition in accordance with the reimbursement plan submitted to NHTSA on February 22, 2024,” HMA said.
Owner notification letters are not expected to be mailed 19 January 2026. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai’s number for this recall is 288. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall are searchable on NHTSA.gov. NHTSA Hyundai Sante Fe recall ID 25V808 or 25V-808.
Chronology
From March through June 2025: HMA’s NASO analyzed and tested 21 rearview camera assemblies at its Safety Test and Investigation Laboratory (“STIL”) based on allegations of inoperative cameras identified through routine monitoring of warranty claims. In certain test cameras, solder cracks were detected near the wire harness terminals connecting the harness to the camera. The STIL forwarded the suspect cameras to HMC for additional study and review with the camera supplier.
HMC delivered their final inspection report in late September: According to HMC and the supplier, “end-of-line” wire harnesses were packaged without standardized work allowing for variation in cable routing and movement when assembling the cable to the camera. Certain camera wire harnesses were found “twisted” and causing damage to individual wires due to the increased tension. HMC determined that if the shield line became damaged, terminal contact could lessen due to wire instability when connected to the camera assembly, resulting in adverse effects to the camera image on the vehicle’s display.
NASO conducted a final review of U.S. market field information and convened it’s North America Safety Decision Authority (“NASDA”) on 13 November 2025, to review the STIL and HMC’s findings, deciding that the subject defect condition fails to comply with the image requirements of FMVSS No. 111, “Rear Visibility,” warranting a non-compliance recall of potentially affected vehicles in the U.S.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn. He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe. Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap. AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks. Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.