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Kia Sportage 2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB_BOD207 · NHTSA communication 10176915 · issued Jun 17, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2017
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1
vehicle entries

Official summary

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: WINDOW REGULATOR DRUM GEAR REPLACEMENT (SA418) - This bulletin provides the procedure to replace the window regulator drum/gear on some 2017 MY Sportage (QL) vehicles, produced from December 15, 2015 through May 31, 2016, which may exhibit an inoperative front (left and/or right side) window regulator concern due to a drum gear separating and/or breaking.

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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.