Kia K5 2021–2022 — warranty extension
Bulletin WTY037_DP · NHTSA communication 11006385 · issued Aug 15, 2024
Warranty extension
communication type
Electrical System
component
2021–2022
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
WARRANTY EXTENSION CAMPAIGN: DEALER PRINCIPAL MEMO (WTY037) - This document is the announcement to the dealer principals advising that Kia is extending the New Vehicle Limited Warranty coverage, to all owners, for repairs related to the Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) blower motor in 2021-2022 MY K5 vehicles from 5 years / 60,000 miles to 15 years / 180,000 miles, whichever comes first, starting from the date the vehicle was first put into service. Extended use of the HVAC at high fan speeds may cause damage to the multi-fuse terminals for the HVAC blower motor circuit, which
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.