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Service bulletin 20-BD-014H

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 id10178175
Published by NHTSA2020-08-07
Manufacturer's number20-BD-014H
Manufacturer's date2020-07-14
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT; EXTERIOR LIGHTING

NHTSA's summary

This bulletin provides information regarding condensation related to moisture accumulation in the headlamp, rear combination lamp, daytime running lamp (DRL), or fog lamp. The TSB illustrates the various causes of condensation inside the lamp assembly. Lamp assembly replacement is NOT necessary in most cases. This condition can be eliminated by turning on the lamps with the engine running for several minutes, or during normal driving operation.

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Equipment and accessories, Lighting

Vehicles listed
GENESIS G702019, 2020, 2021
GENESIS G802017, 2018, 2019
GENESIS G902017, 2018, 2019, 2020
HYPERTEK DOMINATOR1997
HYUNDAI ACCENT
HYUNDAI ACCENT1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
HYUNDAI ACCENT GT1997 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
HYUNDAI AZERA2005
HYUNDAI AZERA2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
HYUNDAI ELANTRA
HYUNDAI ELANTRA1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
HYUNDAI ELANTRA GT2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
HYUNDAI ELANTRA GT2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
HYUNDAI ELANTRA TOURING2007, 2008, 2009 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
HYUNDAI ELANTRA TOURING2010
HYUNDAI ELANTRA TOURING2011, 2012, 2013 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
HYUNDAI ENTOURAGE2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
HYUNDAI EQUUS2009 to 2010
HYUNDAI EQUUS2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
HYUNDAI EQUUS2017
HYUNDAI EXCEL
HYUNDAI EXCEL1996 to 1998
HYUNDAI EXCEL2001
HYUNDAI EXPRESSWAY 995
HYUNDAI EXPRESSWAY 996
HYUNDAI GENESIS2008
HYUNDAI GENESIS2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
HYUNDAI GENESIS COUPE2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
HYUNDAI HYUNDAI
HYUNDAI HYUNDAI1997
HYUNDAI IONIQ ELECTRIC2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
HYUNDAI IONIQ HYBRID2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
HYUNDAI IONIQ PLUG-IN HYBRID2018, 2019, 2020 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
HYUNDAI KONA2018, 2019, 2020
HYUNDAI KONA ELECTRIC2019, 2020 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
HYUNDAI NEXO2019, 2020
HYUNDAI PALISADE2020, 2021
HYUNDAI SANTA FE
HYUNDAI SANTA FE2000
HYUNDAI SANTA FE2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
HYUNDAI SCOUPE
HYUNDAI SCOUPE1996 to 1997
HYUNDAI SONATA
HYUNDAI SONATA1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
HYUNDAI SONATA GLS1999 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
HYUNDAI SONATA PLUG-IN HYBRID2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
HYUNDAI TIBURON
HYUNDAI TIBURON1996
HYUNDAI TIBURON1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
HYUNDAI TRAJET2001
HYUNDAI TUCSON2004
HYUNDAI TUCSON2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
HYUNDAI VELOSTER2011
HYUNDAI VELOSTER2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
HYUNDAI VENUE2020
HYUNDAI VERACRUZ2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
HYUNDAI XG1999 to 2002
HYUNDAI XG 3502004
HYUNDAI XG300
HYUNDAI XG3002001
HYUNDAI XG3002002 to 2004
HYUNDAI XG300L (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
HYUNDAI XG300L2001 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
HYUNDAI XG300L2002
HYUNDAI XG350
HYUNDAI XG3502001
HYUNDAI XG3502002, 2003, 2004, 2005
HYUNDAI XG3502006

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20221182022-03-15. Accessories
20215892021-09-24. Lights And Instruments
21V7490002021-09-24. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
20V3930002020-07-02. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
20V1220002020-02-28. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
20172352017-04-28. Lights And Instruments
16V5740002016-08-02. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
20161252016-03-21. Accessories
16V1470002016-03-10. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
15V7590002015-11-16. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH

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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