TSB 25-BD-004H — Hyundai Warranty extension
25-BD-004H is a warranty extension on file with NHTSA for 5 Hyundai models, 2015–2023 model years, filed and re-filed as 4 documents. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.
What the bulletin says. Certain 2015 – 2018 model year Elantra, 2015 – 2019 model year Sonata, 2017 – 2021 model year Tucson, 2017 – 2018 model year Santa Fe Sport, 2019 model year Santa Fe, 2021 – 2023 model year Santa Fe Hybrid, and 2020 – 2023 model year Palisade vehicles may exhibit excessive paint…
NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.
Worth checking your VIN against. 25-BD-004H is filed as a warranty extension, which unlike an ordinary bulletin can mean free or reimbursed work when a vehicle qualifies. Ask a dealer using the document ID below, and check open recalls separately at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Vehicles and model years 25-BD-004H names
| Vehicle | Model years |
|---|---|
| Hyundai Elantra | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| Hyundai Palisade | 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Hyundai Santa Fe | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Hyundai Sonata | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Hyundai Tucson | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
Every document filed under 25-BD-004H
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 ID | Filed | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 25-BD-004H OL | June 18, 2025 | Warranty extension |
| 25-BD-004H EM | June 9, 2025 | Warranty extension |
| 25-BD-004H DN | May 24, 2025 | Warranty extension |
| 25-BD-004H TSB | May 24, 2025 | Warranty extension |
Questions buyers ask
What is TSB 25-BD-004H?
25-BD-004H is a warranty extension filed with NHTSA by Hyundai, covering 5 Hyundai models across the 2015–2023 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: Certain 2015 – 2018 model year Elantra, 2015 – 2019 model year Sonata, 2017 – 2021 model year Tucson, 2017 – 2018 model year Santa Fe Sport, 2019 model year Santa Fe, 2021 – 2023 model year Santa Fe Hybrid, and 2020 – 2023 model year Palisade vehicles may exhibit excessive paint…
Which vehicles does 25-BD-004H cover?
NHTSA's file names Hyundai Elantra (2015–2018); Hyundai Palisade (2020–2023); Hyundai Santa Fe (2017–2019); Hyundai Sonata (2015–2019); Hyundai Tucson (2017–2021). 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 25-BD-004H a recall, and is the repair free?
25-BD-004H is filed as a warranty extension, not a recall — but this is the kind of communication that can mean free or reimbursed work if your VIN qualifies. Take the number to a dealer and ask. Recalls are separate and always free; check yours by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
How do I get the full text of 25-BD-004H?
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 25-BD-004H, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.
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 25-BD-004H. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.