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Hyundai Elantra 2020technical service bulletin

Bulletin 21-01-039H · NHTSA communication 10196463 · issued May 12, 2021

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2020
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Certain 20MY Elantra (AD/ADa) vehicles may experience an illuminated check engine warning light due to Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTC) listed below. Perform the Transmission Control Unit (TCU) update, and, if necessary, replace the IVT (Intelligent Variable Transmission) to resolve this condition. This update also includes the software for optimizing CLR_DIST (distance traveled since DTCs cleared) display.

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.