Kia Stinger 2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSBTRA074_R1 · NHTSA communication 10143469 · issued Jul 25, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2018
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
TSB - SERVICE ACTION: THETA 2.0L TURBO ATF WARMER CONNECTOR REPLACEMENT (SA333) - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. This bulletin provides the procedure to replace the Automatic Transmission Fluid (ATF) warmer connector on some 2018MY Stinger (CK) vehicles, equipped with the Theta 2.0L Turbo engine and produced from September 9, 2017 through January 4, 2018, which may exhibit a coolant fluid leakage between the ATF connector and engine side heater pipe.
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.