Hyundai service campaign LA6 & LA6A
What it saysCertain Santa Fe (MX5A) and Santa Fe Hybrid (MX5A HEV) vehicles may experience a discharged battery condition due to the Fingerprint Module (FPM) not entering 'SLEEP' mode when the ignition is turned off. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Hyundai filed this with NHTSA as a service campaign dated Feb 13, 2026, received Feb 24, 2026, about the electrical system — 1 document under this number: LA6 & LA6A DCS. It names 2 model years (2024–2025). A service campaign 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 Santa Fe (MX5A) and Santa Fe Hybrid (MX5A HEV) vehicles may experience a discharged battery condition due to the Fingerprint Module (FPM) not entering 'SLEEP' mode when the ignition is turned off. Technical Service Bulletins (TSBs) 26-01-015H and 26-01-016H provide instructions to perform a software update with revised logic for the FPM. *Over-the-Air (OTA): This update can also be conducted via OTA. The customer can complete on his/her own if he/she has an active subscription to Hyundai Bluelink. A visit to the dealership is not required. Deployment of the OTA to Bluelink customers is planned starting the week of 02/16/2026.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA6 & LA6A DCS | Service campaign | Feb 13, 2026 | 11028961 | PDF, 82 KB |
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 2 model years this bulletin names have filed 440 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 106 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.
The contact owns a 2025 Hyundai Santa FE. The contact stated that while parked and seated in the vehicle, the instrument panel was blinking on and off several times before going dark. The contact stated that the infotainment system also displayed a blank screen. A dealer was contacted.
2025 Hyundai Santa Fe · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Nov 6, 2025 · ODI 11697930
I purchased the Vehicle from Ourisman Hyundai of Bowie, Inc. (Bowie, Maryland) on (the “Date of Purchase”). Within a few months of the Date of Purchase, I began having issues with the digital dashboard and heads up display.
2024 Hyundai Santa Fe · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Aug 28, 2025 · ODI 11683707
In depth: 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe electrical problems →
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 group36 other manufacturer communications filed against the Hyundai Santa Fe 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… |
| Z09 | Warranty extension | Sep 26, 2026 | Certain Santa Fe Hybrid (TM HEV) and Santa Fe Plug-In Hybrid (TM PHEV) vehicles may have an inoperable horn that may be caused by foreign su… |
| 26-BE-026H | Service bulletin | Aug 22, 2026 | Some Santa Fe (MX5A) and Santa Fe Hybrid (MX5A HEV) vehicles may exhibit a 12-volt battery drain due to the passive entry feature of the Dig… |
| 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… |
| Z01 | Warranty extension | May 23, 2026 | Some vehicles listed below may exhibit an intermittent airbag warning light and DTC(s) B1763 (OCS ECU Defect), and/or B1764 (OCS Mat Defect)… |
| 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… |
| LA6A | Service campaign | Mar 7, 2026 | Certain Santa Fe Hybrid (MX5A HEV) vehicles may experience a discharged battery condition due to the Fingerprint Module (FPM) not entering '… |
| LA6 | Service campaign | Mar 7, 2026 | Certain Santa Fe (MX5A) vehicles may experience a discharged battery condition due to the Fingerprint Module (FPM) not entering 'SLEEP' mode… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Hyundai LA6 & LA6A a recall?
No. A service campaign 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 LA6 & LA6A repair free?
A service campaign 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 LA6 & LA6A cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 2 model years: 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe, 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe. 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: 2024-2025MY Santa Fe (MX5A): built 28 Dec 2023 – 10 Feb 2025; 2024-2025MY Santa Fe Hybrid (MX5A HEV): built 6 Mar 2024 – 10 Feb 2025 — the build date is on the certification label in the driver’s door jamb.