Hyundai Santa FE 2016–2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 5NP-D8L3J-01 · NHTSA communication 10089504 · issued Dec 22, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2016–2017
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
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 s
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.