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Hyundai Sonata 2020technical service bulletin

Bulletin Campaign T4L Dea · NHTSA communication 10170897 · issued Jan 2, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2020
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

On certain Sonata (DN8) vehicles equipped with smart user features, the registered Hyundai app and the digital key card may not open the doors or start the vehicle when using these features.

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.