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Kia Sedona 2019–2020technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB_BOD194_R2 · NHTSA communication 10169780 · issued Dec 23, 2019

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2019–2020
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

TSB: SERVICE ACTION: TAILGATE GAS LIFT INSPECTION AND/OR REPLACEMENT (SA398) - This bulletin provides the procedure to inspect the tailgate gas lift dust covers and if necessary, replace the tailgate gas lift(s) on certain non-power tail gate equipped 2019-2020MY Sedona (YP) vehicles produced between March 04, 2019 through June 25, 2019.

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.