Saturday, August 8, 2026
RecallGazette

Vehicle problems, recalls & safety intelligence

Hyundai Santa FE 2001–2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin 0240023 · NHTSA communication 635827 · issued Sep 1, 2002

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2001–2002
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

A condition may exist where pressure inside the transfer case may cause transmission fluid to leak from the air breather vent and drop on the ground on 4wd models. *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.