Kia Sportage 2024 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB_ELE356 · NHTSA communication 11009553 · issued Nov 1, 2024
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2024
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: FRONT DOOR SPEAKER INSPECTION/REPLACEMENT (SA588) - This bulletin provides information to inspect and, if necessary, replace the front door speaker(s) on certain 2024MY Sportage (NQ5a) vehicles produced from November 8, 2023 through May 28, 2024, which may exhibit no or poor sound quality (ex. rattle, static, crackling and/or scratching). Improper bonding pressure between the shell pot and the magnet of the front door speaker may reduce sound quality in one or both of the front door speaker(s).
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.