TSB 23-BD-002H — Hyundai Service bulletin

23-BD-002H is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for 5 Hyundai models, 1990–2017 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. This bulletin provides information regarding condensation related to the accumulated moisture in the headlamp, rear combination lamp, daytime running lamp (DRL), or fog lamp. This TSB illustrates the various causes of condensation inside the lamp assembly. Lamp assembly…

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

1Document filed
5Vehicles named
28Model years

Vehicles and model years 23-BD-002H names

VehicleModel years
Hyundai Accent 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Hyundai Elantra 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Hyundai Santa Fe 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Hyundai Sonata 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Hyundai Tucson 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

Every document filed under 23-BD-002H

Document IDFiledType
23-BD-002H January 30, 2023 Service bulletin

What 23-BD-002H covers

Visibility & wipers — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB 23-BD-002H?

23-BD-002H is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Hyundai, covering 5 Hyundai models across the 1990–2017 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: This bulletin provides information regarding condensation related to the accumulated moisture in the headlamp, rear combination lamp, daytime running lamp (DRL), or fog lamp. This TSB illustrates the various causes of condensation inside the lamp assembly. Lamp assembly…

Which vehicles does 23-BD-002H cover?

NHTSA's file names Hyundai Accent (1991, 1993, 1995–2017); Hyundai Elantra (1992–2010); Hyundai Santa Fe (2001–2012); Hyundai Sonata (1990–2010); Hyundai Tucson (2005–2010). 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-BD-002H a recall, and is the repair free?

No. 23-BD-002H 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-BD-002H?

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-BD-002H, 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-BD-002H. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.