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Kia Stinger 2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSBBOD178_R1 · NHTSA communication 10130097 · issued Feb 21, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2018
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Tsb - service action - rattle noise from tailgate (bod178) (rev 1) (closed) - see tsb-bod178a. This bulletin has been closed.

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.