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Hyundai Elantra 2000technical service bulletin

Bulletin 0020004 · NHTSA communication 618320 · issued Oct 1, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2000
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

On some vehicles, a noise may be heard for the first few minutes after starting and driving in cold weather from the engine compartment. *tt

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.