Hyundai Sonata 2015–2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin Smart Trunk Deal · NHTSA communication 10170508 · issued Dec 5, 2019
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2015–2017
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
A nationwide settlement (?Settlement?) has been reached in a class action lawsuit against Hyundai Motor America (?HMA?). The lawsuit concerns model year 2015 to 2017 U.S. specification Hyundai Sonata vehicles equipped with the Smart Trunk feature purchased or leased in the fifty United States or the District of Columbia (?Class Vehicles?). The lawsuit alleges that torsion bars on the Smart Trunk in the Class Vehicles are defective because they do not open a sufficient amount. . Defendant has denied these allegations.
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.