Kia Sportage 2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB_BOD136 · NHTSA communication 10183603 · issued May 27, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Latches/locks/linkages
component
2017
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: DOOR LATCH REPLACEMENT (SA229) - This bulletin provides the procedure to replace the door latches on certain Sportage (QL) vehicles, produced from December 10, 2015 through March 11, 2016, which may exhibit an intermittent illumination of the door ajar warning lamp.
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.