Kia K5 2021 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB_BOD210 · NHTSA communication 10180654 · issued Sep 15, 2020
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
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2021
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1
vehicle entries
Official summary
TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: CONSOLE SQUEAK NOISE INSPECTION AND REPAIR (SA436) - This bulletin provides information regarding a potential squeak noise between the Heating Ventilation Air Condition (HVAC) controller and the floor console upper garnish on some 2021MY K5 (DL3a) produced from March 25, 2020 through September 7, 2020.
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.