TSB 24-01-026H — Hyundai Service bulletin

24-01-026H is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Hyundai Santa Fe, 2007–2009 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 Santa Fe (CM) vehicles may have an engine that potentially leaks oil from the front cylinder bank’s valve cover onto the alternator. Oil could damage the alternator resulting in illumination of the charging system warning lamp and disablement of the charging system. If…

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

2Documents filed
1Vehicle named
3Model years

Vehicles and model years 24-01-026H names

VehicleModel years
Hyundai Santa Fe 2007, 2008, 2009

Every document filed under 24-01-026H

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
24-01-026H April 9, 2024 Service bulletin
24-01-026H April 9, 2024 Service bulletin

What 24-01-026H covers

Transmission & drivetrain, Engine — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB 24-01-026H?

24-01-026H is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Hyundai, covering the Hyundai Santa Fe across the 2007–2009 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: Some Santa Fe (CM) vehicles may have an engine that potentially leaks oil from the front cylinder bank’s valve cover onto the alternator. Oil could damage the alternator resulting in illumination of the charging system warning lamp and disablement of the charging system. If…

Which vehicles does 24-01-026H cover?

NHTSA's file names Hyundai Santa Fe (2007–2009). 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 24-01-026H a recall, and is the repair free?

No. 24-01-026H 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 24-01-026H?

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 24-01-026H, 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 24-01-026H. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.