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Service bulletin 20-ST-003H-1

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 id10180985
Published by NHTSA2020-10-08
Manufacturer's number20-ST-003H-1
Manufacturer's date2020-09-09
NHTSA componentSTEERING; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT

NHTSA's summary

Certain vehicles may develop a bearing noise within the Motor Driven Power Steering (MDPS) column worm shaft assembly. If bearing noise is heard, follow the procedure in this bulletin to replace the worm shaft assembly.

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, Steering

Vehicles listed
HYUNDAI ELANTRA2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
HYUNDAI ELANTRA GT2018, 2019
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, 2021
HYUNDAI KONA ELECTRIC2019, 2020 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
HYUNDAI PALISADE2020
HYUNDAI SANTA FE2017, 2018, 2019
HYUNDAI SONATA2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
HYUNDAI SONATA PLUG-IN HYBRID2017, 2018, 2019 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
HYUNDAI VELOSTER2017

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20224722022-08-19. Accessories
20V1220002020-02-28. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
20V0220002020-01-17. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
20181052018-02-23. Steering
18V1180002018-02-17. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
20171932017-04-04. Steering
17V2130002017-03-28. STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
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218/231 amend2022-07-09. Service bulletin. Certain vehicles may develop a bearing noise within the Motor Driven Power Steering (MDPS) column worm shaft assembly. If bearing noise is heard, follow the procedure in this bulletin to replace the worm shaft bearing.