Kia Sedona 2015–2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSBBOD165 · NHTSA communication 10116111 · issued Jun 14, 2017
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2015–2017
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
TSB: COMBINATION TSB/SERVICE ACTION: POWER SLIDING DOOR (PSD) DRIVE UNIT REPLACEMENT (SA271) - This bulletin provides information about the replacement of the power sliding door (PSD) drive unit on some 2015-2017MY Sedona (YP) vehicles, which were produced between July 21, 2014 and January 12, 2017, and may experience a stick-slip noise generated between the rotor and the friction plate of the PSD motor while the PSD is closing. This issue can also result in the PSD not being fully latched (closed). Regardless of whether this issue is present in either or both sides, replace both PSD drive uni
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.