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Service bulletins for the 2016 Hyundai Sonata

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.

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

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5NP-X6N5X-112017-11-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER. Some Sonata 2.0T (LFa) vehicles may experience deterioration of the air inlet hose near the turbo inlet. This may cause an air rushing noise and may cause potential damage to the turbo charger.
5NP-G2Y2W-112017-11-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS. Hyundai Motor America is conducting a Service Campaign to replace the air intake hose on certain 2015-17MY Sonata vehicles equipped with 2.0L turbo engine. Service Campaign T2K provides a service procedure to replace the air intake hose.
5NPH9L4R022017-09-22. Service bulletin. FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM; ENGINE. Hyundai has launched a service campaign to inspect and if needed, repair the evaporative emissions canister and bracket on certain model year 2011? 2015 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid and 2012 ? 2016 Veloster vehicles. This campaign affects such vehicles registered in and operated in Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia. Reason for this Service Campaign During winter months, large quantities of salt are used to de-ice roads in the states noted above. Road salt and water can corrode the bracket holding the canister in place; as well as the seal within the canister. This can result in the need to replace these components and if necessary, the canister itself.
5NP-C3P8U-092017-09-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS. This bulletin describes the procedure to replace the vehicle emission control information label (see example below) applicable to the 2016 Sonata Hybrid / 2016 Sonata Plug-in Hybrid models due to an emission label that may have been installed with the incorrect part number. Verify that the subject vehicle has the correct label per the information provided in this TSB and apply the correct label if required.
5NP-D5E6F-122017-01-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR. CERTAIN SONATA VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 1.6L TURBO ENGINE HAVE A MANUAL ALTERNATOR BELT TENSIONER SYSTEM. THE TOP ALTERNATOR MOUNTING BOLT (A IN THE DIAGRAM) MAY BREAK OVER TIME IF IT IS TIGHTENED OVER SPECIFICATION AND COULD RESULT IN ILLUMINATION OF THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT AND/OR THE ENGINE OVERHEATING IN SOME CASES. THIS BULLETIN DESCRIBES THE PROCEDURE TO REPLACE THE TOP ALTERNATOR MOUNTING BOLT.
5NP-J2N7P-012017-01-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. SOME SONATA 2.0T (YF) AND SANTA FE SPORT 2.0T (AN) VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A SLIGHT LEAK FROM THE OIL FEED HOSE ASSEMBLY ONTO THE ENGINE UNDERCOVER DIRECTLY BENEATH THE HOSE.
5NP-V4R6U-092016-09-29. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE. "THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A LOGIC UPDATE AND INSPECTION FOR CEL (“CHECK ENGINE LIGHT”) ON WITH DTC P200A (INTAKE MANIFOLD RUNNER PERFORMANCE - BANK 1) AND FOR P0605 (ENGINE CONTROL MODULE - ROM ERROR) ON CERTAIN 2015 AND 2016 MODEL YEAR SONATA (LF) VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 2.4L GDI ENGINE. THE VEHICLE MAY EXHIBIT ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON SLIGHT HESITATION OR REDUCED POWER DURING ACCELERATION AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION UPSHIFT HESITATION DURING ACCELERATION CLICKING NOISE FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD VCM (VARIABLE CHARGE MOTION) ACTUATOR WHEN THE ENGINE RPM IS INCREASED ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) WARNING LIGHT ON LIMITED ENGINE POWER (“LIMP HOME”) MODE"
5NP-A8G2W-092016-09-29. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; ENGINE. "HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA IS CONDUCTING A SERVICE CAMPAIGN TO REVISE THE ENGINE ELECTRIC WATER PUMP WIRING ON CERTAIN 2016 MODEL YEAR SONATA HYBRID VEHICLES. SERVICE CAMPAIGN TDD PROVIDES A SERVICE PROCEDURE TO REVISE THE WIRING."
16-01-0202016-07-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. ENGINE ELECTRIC WATER PUMP WIRING (SERVICE CAMPAIGN TDD) Description: Some 2016 Sonata Hybrid and Plug-In Hybrid vehicles may experience a power reduction accompanied by illumination of multiple warning lights in the instrument cluster. This condition may be due to an intermittent electrical short between the vehicle’s 12 volt power and the Control Area Network (CAN) “High” signal in a circuit board in the Engine Electric Water Pump (EEWP). This bulletin describes the service procedure to modify the EEWP wiring harness to eliminate the potential for a short of the CAN signal.
16-01-004-22016-07-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE. VCM INSPECTION AND ECM UPDATE - DTC P200A AND P0605 (SERVICE CAMPAIGN TZ3) Description: This bulletin provides a logic update and inspection for CEL (“Check Engine Light”) ON with DTC P200A (Intake Manifold Runner Performance - Bank 1) and for P0605 (Engine Control Module - ROM Error) on certain 2015 and 2016 model year Sonata (LF) vehicles equipped with a 2.4L GDI engine. The vehicle may exhibit one or more of the following conditions: • DTC P200A (Intake Manifold Runner Performance - Bank 1) ➢ Check Engine Light ON ➢ Slight hesitation or reduced power during acceleration ➢ Automatic transmission upshift hesitation during acceleration ➢ Clicking noise from the intake manifold VCM (Variable Charge Motion) actuator when the engine RPM is increased • (2015 MY Only) DTC P0605 (Engine Control Module – ROM Error) ➢ Check Engine Light ON ➢ Electronic Stability Control (ESC) Warning Light ON ➢ Limited engine power (“Limp Home”) mode
TZ3 UPDATE2016-07-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ENGINE. Service Campaign TZ3 – 2015-16 Sonata 2.4L ECM Update – DTC P200A & P0605 (TSB# 16-01-004-1) Hyundai Motor America has added additional vehicles to Service Campaign TZ3. Service Campaign TZ3 provides a procedure to update the ECM software and inspect and (if necessary) replace the VCM actuator on certain 2015-16 Sonata 2.4L vehicles.
TZ5 DCS2016-07-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Service Campaign TZ5 – 2016 Sonata Plug-In Hybrid Distance to Empty Logic Update (TSB# 16-01-005) Hyundai Motor America is re-launching Service Campaign TZ5 to update the BCM & HCU software on certain 2016 Sonata Plug-In Hybrid vehicles. Service Campaign TZ5 provides a procedure to update the ECM software.
16-01-004-12016-06-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.

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