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Kia Sorento 2023technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB_BOD321 · NHTSA communication 10244283 · issued Oct 23, 2023

Technical service bulletin
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Official summary

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: WINDSHIELD WATER RAIL GARNISH REPLACEMENT (SA551) - This bulletin provides information to replace the left (driver) windshield water rail garnish on certain 2023MY Sorento (MQ4a) vehicles produced from September 18, 2023 through September 21, 2023. The affected vehicles may have obtained a dimple on the left (driver) windshield water rail garnish during manufacturing process at the factory.

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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.