Kia Stinger 2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin VSC166_TSB_R1 · NHTSA communication 10152921 · issued Jan 25, 2019
Technical service bulletin
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Structure
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2018
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Official summary
VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SUNSET YELLOW (S7Y) BODY REPAINT (SC166) - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. Kia Motors America, Inc. is conducting a Voluntary Service Campaign on 2018MY Sunset Yellow (color code: S7Y) Stinger (CK) vehicles, produced from December 4, 2017 through January 17, 2018. An error occurred during the factory paint process of Sunset Yellow Stinger vehicles affecting paint adherence that may result in some paint chipping on certain affected areas. The affected areas include the exterior metal panels such as the hood, doors, windshield pillars
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.