TSB 25-BD-012H — Hyundai Service bulletin

25-BD-012H is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for 9 Hyundai models, 2001–2026 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
9Vehicles named
26Model years

Vehicles and model years 25-BD-012H names

VehicleModel years
Hyundai Accent 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Hyundai Elantra 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Hyundai Ioniq 5 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Hyundai Kona 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Hyundai Palisade 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Hyundai Santa Fe 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Hyundai Sonata 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Hyundai Tucson 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Hyundai Veloster 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021

Every document filed under 25-BD-012H

Document IDFiledType
25-BD-012H TSB November 6, 2025 Service bulletin

What 25-BD-012H covers

Electrical — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB 25-BD-012H?

25-BD-012H is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Hyundai, covering 9 Hyundai models across the 2001–2026 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 25-BD-012H cover?

NHTSA's file names Hyundai Accent (2001–2022); Hyundai Elantra (2001–2025); Hyundai Ioniq 5 (2022–2025); Hyundai Kona (2018–2026); Hyundai Palisade (2020–2026); Hyundai Santa Fe (2001–2026); Hyundai Sonata (2001–2026); Hyundai Tucson (2005–2026); Hyundai Veloster (2012–2017, 2019–2021). 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-012H a recall, and is the repair free?

No. 25-BD-012H 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 25-BD-012H?

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-012H, 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 25-BD-012H. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.