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Service bulletin 08-01-018

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10027284
Published by NHTSA2009-01-13
Manufacturer's number08-01-018
Manufacturer's date2008-11-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)

NHTSA's summary

HYUNDAI: TCM CALIBRATION UPDATE-UPSHIFT AND DOWNSHIFT. UPDATE THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE WITH THE MOST RECENT SHIFT SCHEDULE CALIBRATION FOR 2009 SONATA 3.3L VEHICLES WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLES. *PE

The document

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Components

Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission, Transmission control module

Vehicles listed
HYUNDAI SONATA2009

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

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