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Hyundai Elantra 2015–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin 5NP-Z3A5R-02 · NHTSA communication 10152890 · issued Jan 23, 2019

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2015–2018
model years
9
vehicle entries

Official summary

This bulletin provides the procedure to update the TCU (Transmission Control Unit) in certain vehicles (listed Below) when replacing the Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT) with updated clutch material. This bulletin also provides a method of identifying transmissions with the updated F850 clutch material.

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.