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Service bulletins for the 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe

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.

113 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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23-01-014H-42023-05-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:IMMOBILIZER/PROXIMITY:SENSOR. Certain Hyundai vehicles may not be equipped with an immobilizer. This bulletin provides the service procedure to update the IBU/BCM (Integrated Body Control Unit/Body Control Module), to revise the OEM Hyundai burglar alarm system operation and ignition start logic, and installation of two anti-theft decals for the front windows.
23-01-014H-42023-05-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:IMMOBILIZER/PROXIMITY:SENSOR. Hyundai has launched an anti-theft software upgrade and window decal campaign (Campaign 993) in response to an increase in thefts of certain Hyundai vehicles not equipped with engine immobilizers targeted through social media. In November 2021, engine immobilizers became standard on all Hyundai vehicles produced.
23-01-014H-32023-05-02. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Certain Hyundai vehicles may not be equipped with an immobilizer. This bulletin provides the service procedure to update the IBU/BCM (Integrated Body Control Unit/Body Control Module), to revise the OEM Hyundai burglar alarm system operation and ignition start logic, and installation of two anti-theft decals for the front windows.
20-ST-001H-12020-09-03. Service bulletin. STEERING:COLUMN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; STEERING:AUTOMATED/ADAPTIVE STEERING:MOTOR/ACTUATOR. This bulletin provides information regarding replacement of the column-mounted Motor Driven Power Steering (MDPS) system as separate components.
20-EE-003H2020-05-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. This bulletin provides information on identifying dealer stock vehicles with either: • A Battery SOC alert - low Battery State of Charge (SOC) at or below 50%. • A 30 Day alert - vehicle has not started and reported an SOC in 30 days.
20-AT-008H2020-03-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. If you are servicing an applicable vehicle with a “Check Engine” light on and one or more of the DTC listed below, follow the repair procedure and replace the related solenoid and oil pressure harness.
20-BE-001H2020-02-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin provides guidelines to inspect the USB, head unit, and multi-box for common connection conditions. 2. This bulletin presents guidelines to inspect for common Android Auto and Apple CarPlay connection conditions. 3. This bulletin provides physical differences between the USB 2.0 port and USB 3.0 port.
19-AT-024H2019-12-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. If you are servicing a vehicle with the DTC or symptoms listed below, refer to the Service Procedure to diagnose the condition. ? Diagnostic trouble codes: ?P0705 - Range switch sensor circuit ?P0706 - Range switch range/performance ?P0707 - Range switch - open circuit ?P0708 - Range switch - short circuit or multiple inputs ? Symptoms: ?Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) illuminated ?4th gear fail-safe ?No gear indication in cluster ?Intermittent no engine crank/no start in ?P? or ?N? with or without MIL or DTC.
19-BE-010H2019-07-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin provides information related to clearing all Diagnostic codes for vehicles equipped with the Blue Link system (Gen 1).
19-FL-003H2019-05-20. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin provides the procedure to write the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) during the replacement of the Engine Control Module (ECM) or Powertrain Control Module (PCM). Once the VIN has been programmed to the ECM/PCM, it cannot be removed or overwritten.
5NP-D2K8B-022018-02-12. Service bulletin. BACK OVER PREVENTION: CAMERA SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. When towing a trailer with some LF/LF-HEV/LF-PHEV Sonatas or some AN/NC Santa Fe vehicles equipped with the Blind Spot Detection (BSD) feature, the trailer may interfere with the BSD system operation resulting in cancellation of the BSD operation. When this occurs, a ?BSD canceled? message is displayed in the vehicle?s instrument cluster. The ?BSD canceled? message remains on even if the customer manually disables the BSD system, and may result in customer complaints. This bulletin provides the service procedure to update the system software to turn off the ?BSD canceled? message when the BSD system is manually disabled.
5NP-D8L3J-012017-01-25. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; TRAILER HITCHES. THE 2017 SANTA FE (NC) AND 2016 – 2017 TUCSON (TL) ARE AVAILABLE WITH A GENUINE HYUNDAI TRAILER HITCH AND WIRING HARNESS. ON CERTAIN UNITS, WHEN THE TRAILER’S LIGHTING WIRING HARNESS IS CONNECTED TO THE VEHICLE, THE TOW HITCH MODULE MAY MALFUNCTION RESULTING IN CONTINUOUS ILLUMINATION OF THE TRAILER’S BRAKE AND/OR TURN SIGNAL BULB(S). THIS CONDITION AFFECTS ONLY THE TRAILER’S LIGHTING; NOT THE VEHICLES. IF A VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH THE GENUINE HYUNDAI ACCESSORY TOW PACKAGE IS DRIVEN WITH A TRAILER, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE TRAILER LIGHTS WOULD BE UNABLE TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS. A FAILURE TO NOTIFY OTHER VEHICLES OF THE DRIVER’S INTENT COULD POTENTIALLY INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
5NP-F8N6C-102016-10-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION RELATED TO THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) SOFTWARE UPDATE TO PREVENT AN INCREASE IN THE CATALYST TEMPERATURE WHICH MAY RESULT IN ILLUMINATION OF THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT WITH THE FOLLOWING DTC(S): H P0171 - SYSTEM TOO LEAN - BANK 1. H P0420 - CATALYTIC CONVERTER SYSTEM, BANK 1 - EFFICIENCY BELOW THRESHOLD. IN RARE CASES, THERE CAN BE A REDUCTION IN ENGINE POWER IF THE CATALYST IS RESTRICTED."
5NP-M6C8D-102016-10-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY. THIS BULLETIN DESCRIBES THE PROCEDURE TO VERIFY THAT THE FUSE AND JUMPER SETTINGS FOR THE REMOTE ENGINE START CONTROL MODULE ARE SET FOR THE APPLICABLE VEHICLE, AND IF NECESSARY, HOW TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO THESE SETTINGS.
5NP-B3N9F-092016-10-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION FOR NEW SOFTWARE TO UPDATE THE NAVIGATION AND DISPLAY AUDIO SYSTEM TO INCLUDE THE APPLE CARPLAY AND ANDROID AUTO FEATURE. THIS BULLETIN DESCRIBES HOW TO TRANSFER THE UPDATE SOFTWARE TO A STORAGE DRIVE (USB OR SD CARD) AND PERFORM THE SOFTWARE INSTALLATION INTO THE AUDIO SYSTEM.

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.