Hyundai Genesis 2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 16-01-006-2 · NHTSA communication 10076414 · issued Apr 1, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Tires
component
2015
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
2015MY GENESIS SEDAN (DH) TIRE REPLACEMENT (RECALL 138) Description: On certain 2015MY Genesis sedan (DH) vehicles the original equipment tires (Hankook Ventus S1 Noble 2) may exhibit uneven tread wear; and/or cracks along the sidewall(s). The cracks in the sidewall of a tire could result in air loss and a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash. This bulletin describes the service procedure to replace the Hankook brand tires with 18 Michelin tires or 19 Continental tires. Vehicles equipped with 18 tires require a software update which changes the Engine Control Module
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.