P0017 on Hyundai vehicles
P0017 is named on 9 Hyundai model years (2016–2021): 0 manufacturer filings and 15 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Kona, Elantra, Tucson, Veloster.
Which Hyundai model years name P0017
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Hyundai Kona | Engine | — | 3 |
| 2019 Hyundai Kona | Engine | — | 3 |
| 2020 Hyundai Kona | Engine | — | 2 |
| 2017 Hyundai Elantra | Engine | — | 2 |
| 2019 Hyundai Elantra | Power Train | — | 1 |
| 2019 Hyundai Tucson | Engine | — | 1 |
| 2019 Hyundai Veloster | Engine | — | 1 |
| 2018 Hyundai Elantra | Engine | — | 1 |
| 2016 Hyundai Elantra | Engine | — | 1 |
A model year is listed because the code is named in its own record — a bulletin filed against it, or an owner’s complaint about it — not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are documents in NHTSA’s files, not failure rates.
What Hyundai owners said
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners’ own words, scrubbed of anything identifying. Unverified reports filed with NHTSA — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
WARNING LAMPS/SYMPTOMS: The check engine light illuminated, logging exhaust camshaft timing correlation codes (P0017)
What P0017 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIP0017 sits in the generic range of the OBD-II standard, so it means the same thing on every vehicle sold in the United States — but WhichTrim does not carry a definition for it and will not invent one. What is on this page is the record: who named it and on what.
A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. The record above is what Hyundai and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardIs P0017 a known problem on Hyundai vehicles?
It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 0 manufacturer filings and 15 owner reports naming P0017 on 9 Hyundai model years (2016–2021). Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count — but a bulletin that names the code on your model year is the place to start.
Which Hyundai models does P0017 appear on most?
2021 Kona (3 documents), 2019 Kona (3 documents), 2017 Elantra (2 documents).
Does P0017 on a Hyundai mean it is recalled?
No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN; no recall is triggered by a scan tool. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or open the model year's page here for the campaigns filed against it.