TSB 23-01-089H — Hyundai Service bulletin

23-01-089H is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Hyundai Sonata, 2011–2014 model years, filed and re-filed as 2 documents. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. Some 2011-14MY Sonata (YF) vehicles may exhibit inoperative brake lights that may be caused by melting/deformation of the rear combination housing lamps. Hyundai is extending warranty coverage for the rear combination lamp under this condition to 15 years/200,000 miles from the…

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

2Documents filed
1Vehicle named
4Model years

Vehicles and model years 23-01-089H names

VehicleModel years
Hyundai Sonata 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

Every document filed under 23-01-089H

Manufacturers re-issue a bulletin as the repair changes, and file separate copies for technicians and for owners. All of them carry the same number.

Document IDFiledType
23-01-089H December 5, 2023 Service bulletin
23-01-089H December 5, 2023 Service bulletin

What 23-01-089H covers

Electrical — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB 23-01-089H?

23-01-089H is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Hyundai, covering the Hyundai Sonata across the 2011–2014 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: Some 2011-14MY Sonata (YF) vehicles may exhibit inoperative brake lights that may be caused by melting/deformation of the rear combination housing lamps. Hyundai is extending warranty coverage for the rear combination lamp under this condition to 15 years/200,000 miles from the…

Which vehicles does 23-01-089H cover?

NHTSA's file names Hyundai Sonata (2011–2014). 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 23-01-089H a recall, and is the repair free?

No. 23-01-089H 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 23-01-089H?

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 23-01-089H, 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 23-01-089H. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.