Hyundai Sonata 2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 5NP-G7F6N-09 · NHTSA communication 10082365 · issued May 11, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Parking Brake
component
2016
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
2016my sonata vehicles equipped with the optional electric parking brake (epb) incorporate a feature to measure the clearance between the brake pad and rotor assemblies. If the parking brake is not applied at least once within a 1,000 km period, self-check software will activate the rear brake pads (apply/release) after the vehicle is placed in park and the ignition is turned off. Due to the system s logic, it is possible for the rear brake pads to remain in contact with the rotors after this verification process, and the rear brakes may drag during the next drive cycle requiring the customer
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.