# Service bulletin 5NP\-E7A7T\-03

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.

- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10110916
- Published by NHTSA: 2017\-08\-10
- Manufacturer's number: 5NP\-E7A7T\-03
- Manufacturer's date: 2017\-02\-03
- NHTSA component: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS

## NHTSA's summary

In some areas, a vehicle's underbody may exhibit corrosion due to road salt usage. As a precautionary measure, cavity wax coating is applied to the internal surfaces of underbody components, and an undercoating spray is applied to the bottom exterior surfaces of specified underbody components. This bulletin describes the procedure to perform this preventative service on certain Sonata Hybrid \(YF HEV\) vehicles.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2017/MC-10110916-9999.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2017/MC-10110916-0001.pdf)

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it.

## Components

Body and frame

## Vehicles listed

- 2011 to 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [2016507](/recalls/tc/2016507.md), 2016-10-17: Structure

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [23\-BD\-007H](/bulletins/10235566.md), 2023-05-04, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY. Hyundai applies a Paint Protection Film \(PPF\) on new vehicles before delivery to dealerships. It provides a barrier between the paint and contaminants, such as rail dust, acid rain, and industrial fallout. In rare cases, the paint can become clouded under the PPF. These spots are the result of moisture trapped between the PPF and the paint.
- [20\-BD\-015H](/bulletins/10176185.md), 2020-06-06, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE. On certain Sonata \(LF\) vehicles equipped with smart trunk, the trunk lid may not open to the desired height when using the smart trunk feature. Follow the procedure in the bulletin to inspect the trunk lid opening height, and replace the torsion bars if required. The warranty coverage for the trunk lid torsion bars has been extended to 78 months or 78,000 miles from the date of original retail delivery or date of first use, whichever occurs first, and is valid for original and subsequent owners.
- [Smart Trunk Deal](/bulletins/10176184.md), 2020-06-06, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE. A nationwide settlement \(“Settlement”\) has been reached in a class action lawsuit against Hyundai Motor America \(“HMA”\). The lawsuit concerns model year 2015 to 2017 U.S. specification Hyundai Sonata vehicles equipped with the Smart Trunk feature purchased or leased in the fifty United States or the District of Columbia \(“Class Vehicles”\). The lawsuit alleges that torsion bars on the Smart Trunk in the Class Vehicles are defective because they do not open a sufficient amount. . Defendant has denied these allegations.
- [Smart Trunk Deal](/bulletins/10170508.md), 2020-01-21, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID. A nationwide settlement \(?Settlement?\) has been reached in a class action lawsuit against Hyundai Motor America \(?HMA?\). The lawsuit concerns model year 2015 to 2017 U.S. specification Hyundai Sonata vehicles equipped with the Smart Trunk feature purchased or leased in the fifty United States or the District of Columbia \(?Class Vehicles?\). The lawsuit alleges that torsion bars on the Smart Trunk in the Class Vehicles are defective because they do not open a sufficient amount. . Defendant has denied these allegations.
- [19\-BD\-009H\-1](/bulletins/10170507.md), 2020-01-21, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID. On certain Sonata \(LF\) vehicles equipped with smart trunk, the trunk lid may not open to the desired height when using the smart trunk feature. Follow the procedure in the bulletin to inspect the trunk lid opening height and replace the torsion bars if required. The warranty coverage for the trunk lid torsion bars has been extended to 78 months or 78,000 miles from the date of original retail delivery or date of first use, whichever occurs first, and is valid for original and subsequent owners.
- [19\-BD\-007H](/bulletins/10167213.md), 2019-11-06, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE. The warranty coverage for the panoramic sunroof moving glass has been extended to 10 years or 120,000 miles from the date of original retail delivery or date of first use, whichever occurs first, and is valid for original and subsequent owners.
- [5NP\-K3C4M\-03](/bulletins/10129911.md), 2018-03-12, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS; STRUCTURE. This bulletin provides the repair procedure to eliminate panoramic sunroof creaking noise originating from the panoramic moving glass seal.
- [5NP\-V6X6R\-04](/bulletins/10110935.md), 2017-08-10, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS. In some areas, a vehicle's underbody may exhibit corrosion due to road salt usage. As a precautionary measure, cavity wax coating is applied to the internal surfaces of underbody components, and an undercoating spray is applied to the bottom exterior surfaces of specified underbody components. This bulletin describes the procedure to perform this preventative service on certain Sonata \(YF\) vehicles.
- [5NP\-B8H2Z\-12](/bulletins/10089613.md), 2017-01-26, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS. IN SOME AREAS, A VEHICLE’S UNDERBODY MAY EXHIBIT CORROSION DUE TO ROAD SALT USAGE. AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, CAVITY WAX COATING IS APPLIED TO THE INTERNAL SURFACES OF UNDERBODY COMPONENTS, AND AN UNDERCOATING SPRAY IS APPLIED TO THE BOTTOM EXTERIOR SURFACES OF SPECIFIED UNDERBODY COMPONENTS. THIS BULLETIN DESCRIBES THE PROCEDURE TO PERFORM THIS PREVENTATIVE SERVICE ON CERTAIN SONATA \(YF\) VEHICLES.
- [SB\-15\-01\-037\-1](/bulletins/10074700.md), 2016-06-22, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR; LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.

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