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Kia Sorento 2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB_BOD137_R1C · NHTSA communication 10174676 · issued Apr 2, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Latches/locks/linkages
component
2016
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Technical service bulletin: service action: tail gate latch repair (sa 234) - closed

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.