Hyundai warranty extension LA29
What it saysCertain Sonata (DN8) vehicles may exhibit intermittent battery discharge condition due to the air conditioning controller not fully powering down after the vehicle is turned off and parked. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Hyundai filed this with NHTSA as a warranty extension dated Jul 13, 2026, received Jul 21, 2026, about the electrical system — 1 document under this number: 7/13/2026 TSB. It names 3 model years (2024–2026). A warranty extension is not a safety recall — there is no NHTSA campaign number and no federal requirement — but it is usually work the manufacturer pays for on the vehicles it names; the dealer checks the VIN against the manufacturer’s list.
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What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationWhat it applies to, as the document itself states it — the build window in the manufacturer’s own words, read by machine from the PDF NHTSA serves. The build date is on the certification label in the driver’s door jamb; the dealer settles a borderline vehicle by its VIN.
Certain Sonata (DN8) vehicles may exhibit intermittent battery discharge condition due to the air conditioning controller not fully powering down after the vehicle is turned off and parked. This bulletin provides the procedure to update the ATCU (Air Temperature Control Unit) software; the revised logic improves controller shutdown to prevent battery drain and corrects a condition where the HVAC control display may appear blank when climate remote start is activated via Bluelink.
One of the 432 warranty extensions and special-coverage programs on file — every make, with the term each runs to.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/13/2026 TSB | Warranty extension | Jul 13, 2026 | 11035140 | PDF, 531 KB |
What the document itself lists
The manufacturer titles it “AC NOT TURNING OFF - ATCU SOFTWARE UPDATE”.
Parts the bulletin names
| Part number | Description | Qty |
|---|---|---|
| 97255-L1AN0 | — | — |
| 97255-L1FN0 | — | — |
Read by machine from the document NHTSA serves (6 pages), read Sep 30, 2026. A part number is shown only where it matches Hyundai’s own catalogue shape, an operation only with its code and time, and a description only where the reader got it whole; anything it could not settle is left out, and the PDF is the record. Times are the manufacturer’s warranty allowances, not a quote.
The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5. One communication is usually filed as several documents — the bulletin, a dealer notice, an owner letter — and the number on any of them finds this page. A PDF link is shown only once NHTSA’s own server has been seen to serve that document; the rest are checked over the following nights. Quote the number at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Model years it names
Source: as the manufacturer filed themA vehicle page’s bulletin list shows the newest few communications filed against that model year; the count there is every one.
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 3 model years this bulletin names have filed 90 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 23 of them name Electrical System — the same broad component group this bulletin is filed under. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so that means the same area of the vehicle, not necessarily the same fault.
On Feb. 10, 2026, my Sonata began showing a blue screen on the infotainment screen when the vehicle was in reverse. The blue screen contained the message "Incoming Camera Signal Error. Please try again later." Between Feb. 10 and 22, I continued seeing the aforementioned blue screen and message.
2025 Hyundai Sonata · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Jun 24, 2026 · ODI 11746271
The exterior lights such as head lights and brake lights aswell as all interior electronics shut off at random intervals while driving posing a serious danger early in the morning and at night
2024 Hyundai Sonata · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Jan 12, 2026 · ODI 11710434
A complaint is one owner’s account, not a defect finding, and a bulletin is not a recall. Nothing here says this bulletin was issued because of these complaints, or that the repair it describes fixed them. Complaint files on this site begin in 2015.
More bulletins about the electrical system
Source: same model, same component group41 other manufacturer communications filed against the Hyundai Sonata under the same component group (electrical system), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Hyundai list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26-GI-003H | Service bulletin | Oct 27, 2026 | This bulletin provides information related to the navigation and head unit software changes introduced in the 2026 2nd Navigation Map and So… |
| LA29 / LA30 | Warranty extension | Jul 14, 2026 | Certain 2024-2026MY Sonata (DN8) and 2024-2026MY Sonata Hybrid (DN8 HEV) vehicles may exhibit intermittent battery discharge condition due t… |
| LA30 | Warranty extension | Jul 13, 2026 | Certain Sonata Hybrid (DN8 HEV) vehicles may exhibit intermittent battery discharge conditions due to the air conditioning controller not fu… |
| 26-GI-002H | Service bulletin | May 27, 2026 | This bulletin provides information related to the navigation and head unit software changes introduced in the 2026 1st Navigation Map and So… |
| 9C0 | Service campaign | Apr 8, 2026 | Some vehicles may exhibit a loss of connectivity or interruptions in the middle of using Bluelink functions. This may be due to an occasiona… |
| 26-EM-009H | Service bulletin | Mar 24, 2026 | Some Sonata (DN8) and Tucson (NX4/NX4A/NX4M) vehicles equipped with the 2.5L Theta III GDI engine may display a warning lamp and store Diagn… |
| P33 | Other | Dec 19, 2025 | In response to this trend, we engineered a software upgrade that addresses the social media theft method and made it available to owners of… |
| 25-01-089H | Other | Dec 15, 2025 | In addition to the Anti-Theft software provided under Service Campaign 993 (TSB 24-01-009H-1), a zinc reinforced ignition cylinder protector… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Hyundai LA29 a recall?
No. A warranty extension is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR 579.5; a safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number (two digits, a letter, six digits) and a federal duty to repair for free. Check the vehicle’s recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or on its page here.
Is the LA29 repair free?
A warranty extension is usually paid by the manufacturer on the vehicles it names, within the terms and time limit the document sets; the dealer checks the VIN against the manufacturer’s list.
Which vehicles does LA29 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 3 model years: 2026 Hyundai Sonata, 2025 Hyundai Sonata, 2024 Hyundai Sonata. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone. The document itself sets the build window: 2024 – 2026 Sonata (DN8) KMH: built 18 Oct 2023 – 30 May 2026 — the build date is on the certification label in the driver’s door jamb.