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Hyundai Elantra 2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin 5NP-V5B5E-09 · NHTSA communication 10081507 · issued Aug 16, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2017
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Certain 2017 elantra (ada) may have lower than specified torque on the fastener securing the outside door handle(s). This may lead to improper operation of the outside door handle(s). This bulletin describes the procedure to check and tighten the outside door handle cap screws as required.

Vehicles covered

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.