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Kia Sedona 2019–2020technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB_BOD194_R3 · NHTSA communication 10173243 · issued Mar 5, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
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 has been revised to include additional information.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.