TSB 20-SS-001H — Hyundai Service bulletin

20-SS-001H is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for 4 Hyundai models, 1996–2001 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. This bulletin describes the requirements for all wheel alignment and/or vehicle tracking claims and best practices when diagnosing and conducting alignment-related repairs for all models and model years.

NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.

1Document filed
4Vehicles named
6Model years

Vehicles and model years 20-SS-001H names

VehicleModel years
Hyundai Accent 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
Hyundai Elantra 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
Hyundai Santa Fe 2001
Hyundai Sonata 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001

Every document filed under 20-SS-001H

Document IDFiledType
20-SS-001H February 5, 2020 Service bulletin

What 20-SS-001H covers

Suspension — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB 20-SS-001H?

20-SS-001H is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Hyundai, covering 4 Hyundai models across the 1996–2001 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: This bulletin describes the requirements for all wheel alignment and/or vehicle tracking claims and best practices when diagnosing and conducting alignment-related repairs for all models and model years.

Which vehicles does 20-SS-001H cover?

NHTSA's file names Hyundai Accent (1996–2001); Hyundai Elantra (1996–2001); Hyundai Santa Fe (2001); Hyundai Sonata (1996–2001). A bulletin number can be re-issued against more vehicles later, so check the model-year list on this page against your own.

Is TSB 20-SS-001H a recall, and is the repair free?

No. 20-SS-001H is repair guidance the manufacturer sent its dealers, not a safety defect finding. You pay for the work unless the vehicle is still under warranty. Recall repairs, by contrast, are always free.

How do I get the full text of 20-SS-001H?

Take the document ID to a dealer's service desk, or search NHTSA's manufacturer-communications records. This page carries every document ID filed under 20-SS-001H, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.

Data updated 2026-08-20 from NHTSA's public records

Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. This page lists only what NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file records under 20-SS-001H. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.