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Kia Telluride 2020technical service bulletin

Bulletin SC183_OWNR · NHTSA communication 10170777 · issued Jan 10, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seats
component
2020
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN (SC183) - OWNER LETTER - Kia Motors America (KMA) has identified a typographical error regarding the "maximum tongue weight" towing specification in the 2020 MY Telluride Owner's Manual. In addition, Kia has identified certain second row seat related information that may be missing from your owner's manual. kia provided the owners with two stickers, one corrects the maximum tongue weight, and the second is a Warning regarding adjusting the second row seat while the vehicle is in motion or the seat is occupied.

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.