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Hyundai Tucson 2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin 5NP-R6T4X-12 · NHTSA communication 10119093 · issued Nov 14, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2016
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Hyundai Motor America conducted Recall 149 to update the DCT Control Logic on certain 2016 Model Year Tucson 1.6L vehicles. Recall 149 (16-01-038-01) provides an updated procedure to update the TCU and ECM software. Hyundai Motor America is conducting a revision to Recall to update both the TCU and ECM.

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.