Kia Sedona 2019–2020 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB_BOD194 · NHTSA communication 10169704 · issued Dec 4, 2019
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2019–2020
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: TAILGATE GAS LIFT INSPECTION AND/OR REPLACEMENT (SA398) - This bulletin provides the procedure to inspect the tailgate gas lift dust cover and if necessary, replace the tailgate gas lift(s) on non-power tail gate 2019-2020MY Sedona (YP) produced between March 04, 2019 through June 25, 2019, which may exhibit an inoperative tailgate gas lift due to dust cover cracks.
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.