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Hyundai Accent 2010–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin 16-AT-004 · NHTSA communication 10076424 · issued Apr 1, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2010–2017
model years
44
vehicle entries

Official summary

AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE (6-SPEED) ATM FLUID LEVEL CHECK Description: The following vehicles are equipped with a 6-speed automatic transmission. The ATF level must be checked by the following procedure: NOTICE Use only ATF meeting the SP-IV specification approved by Hyundai. DO NOT use SP-III or other ATF which may result in degradation of shift quality or transaxle durability.

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.