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Hyundai Elantra 1996–1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 9940008 · NHTSA communication 605841 · issued May 1, 1999

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1996–1999
model years
7
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may experience an oil leak behind the torque converter. *tt

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.