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Hyundai Elantra 2018–2020technical service bulletin

Bulletin 21-ST-003H · NHTSA communication 10203271 · issued Oct 1, 2021

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2018–2020
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Certain vehicles may develop a bearing noise within the Motor Driven Power Steering (MDPS) column worm shaft assembly. If bearing noise is heard, follow the procedure in this bulletin to replace the worm shaft bearing.

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.