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Kia K5 2021technical service bulletin

Bulletin PS684 · NHTSA communication 10186036 · issued Jan 8, 2021

Technical service bulletin
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2021
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Official summary

PITSTOP: FUEL DOOR STUCK CLOSED - ACTUATOR REMOVAL - This Pitstop provides information to show an alternative way to access and remove the fuel door actuator on 2021MY K5 (DL3a) vehicles, to help minimize breaking of the fuel door lid when the fuel door has a stuck closed condition.

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.