Kia Carnival 2022 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB_ELE243 · NHTSA communication 10193875 · issued May 18, 2021
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2022
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: NOTICE LABEL INSPECTION/ APPLICATION ON AC INVERTER OUTLET COVERS (SA478) - This bulletin provides the procedure to inspect for and apply "NOTICE" labels on the inside covers of the console and luggage AC Inverter Outlets on some 2022MY Carnival (KA4) vehicles produced from January 4, 2021 through March 18, 2021, which may be missing the labels instructing users to "Close the lid when the power outlet is not in use."
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.