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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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5NP-F9E3D-092016-10-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). "THIS BULLETIN DESCRIBES STEPS TO ACTIVATE APPLICABLE VEHICLES WITH NAVIGATION OR DISPLAY AUDIO RADIOS THAT HAVE BEEN DE-ACTIVATED FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: H A CUSTOMER WHO INITIALLY WAIVES BLUE LINK ENROLLMENT, AND THEN DECIDES TO ENROLL AFTER PURCHASE OF VEHICLE. H A CUSTOMER WHO ALLOWS ALL PACKAGES OF THEIR BLUE LINK SUBSCRIPTION TO EXPIRE AND THEN WISHES TO RE-SUBSCRIBE TO BLUE LINK. H A CUSTOMER WHO DID NOT ENROLL IN BLUE LINK WITHIN THE FIRST 30 DAYS OF OWNERSHIP (AT WHICH TIME THE DEVICE BECOMES INACTIVE), BUT THEN DECIDES TO ENROLL. H A SUBSEQUENT OWNER WHO WISHES TO ENROLL IN BLUE LINK."
5NP-Z7P9A-092016-10-13. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE. "HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA IS CONDUCTING A SERVICE CAMPAIGN TO REPLACE THE TAILGATE LIFTER BRACKETS ON CERTAIN 2016 MODEL YEAR SANTA FE VEHICLES. SERVICE CAMPAIGN TZ9 PROVIDES A PROCEDURE TO REPLACE THE TAILGATE LIFTER BRACKETS."
5NP-Y4F9G-092016-10-13. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE. "ON CERTAIN 2016MY SANTA FE (NC) THE TAILGATE LIFTER BRACKETS MAY SHOW SIGNS OF SURFACE CORROSION. THIS BULLETIN DESCRIBES THE PROCEDURE TO REPLACE THE TAILGATE LIFTER BRACKET ON BOTH SIDES WITH UPDATED SERVICE PARTS."
5NP-Q7S7E-092016-10-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE SHIFT LEVER ON SOME 6-SPEED VEHICLES MAY INTERMITTENTLY NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES THE DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION.
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.
5NP-E2D7G-092016-09-29. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE FOLLOWING VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH A 6-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE ATF LEVEL MUST BE CHECKED BY THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE.
5NP-M5P8Y-072016-09-29. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). THIS TSB PROVIDES INTRUCTION ON UPDATING THE NAVIGATION/AUDIO SYSTEM TO INCLUDE APPLE CARPLAY AND ANDROID AUTO FEATURES.
16-AT-0042016-07-14. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. 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.
16-01-0152016-07-14. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE. TAILGATE LIFTER BRACKET REPLACEMENT (SERVICE CAMPAIGN TZ9) Description: On certain 2016MY Santa Fe (NC) the tailgate lifter brackets may show signs of surface corrosion. This bulletin describes the procedure to replace the tailgate lifter bracket on both sides with updated service parts.
TZ9 DCS2016-07-07. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE; EQUIPMENT. Service Campaign TZ9 – 2016 Santa Fe Tailgate Lifter Bracket Replacement (TSB# 16-01-015) Hyundai Motor America is conducting a Service Campaign to replace the tailgate lifter brackets on certain 2016 Model Year Santa Fe vehicles. Service Campaign TZ9 provides a procedure to replace the tailgate lifter brackets.
16-01-0132016-06-22. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
16-AT-0032016-06-22. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
16-01-0132016-06-22. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.

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