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Service bulletin 16-AT-004

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10076424
Published by NHTSA2016-07-14
Manufacturer's number16-AT-004
Manufacturer's date2016-04-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN

NHTSA's summary

AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE (6-SPEED) ATM FLUID LEVEL CHECK Description: The following vehicles are equipped with a 6-speed automatic transmission. The ATF level must be checked by the following procedure: NOTICE Use only ATF meeting the SP-IV specification approved by Hyundai. DO NOT use SP-III or other ATF which may result in degradation of shift quality or transaxle durability.

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Transmission and driveline

Vehicles listed
HYUNDAI ACCENT2012
HYUNDAI ACCENT2016, 2017
HYUNDAI AZERA2011, 2012
HYUNDAI AZERA2016, 2017
HYUNDAI ELANTRA2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
HYUNDAI HYUNDAI
HYUNDAI SANTA FE2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
HYUNDAI SANTA FE2016, 2017
HYUNDAI SONATA2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
HYUNDAI TUCSON2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
HYUNDAI VELOSTER2013, 2014
HYUNDAI VELOSTER2016, 2017

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20181352018-03-16. Powertrain
20164362016-09-08. Powertrain
16V6280002016-08-30. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
20160602016-02-08. Powertrain
16V0570002016-01-28. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
14V7840002014-12-09. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
20143232014-08-01. Powertrain
14V4340002014-07-18. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
20132792013-08-12. Powertrain
13V3550002013-08-12. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

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