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Kia Telluride 2020–2022technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB_CHA128_CLSD · NHTSA communication 11032907 · issued May 23, 2026

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2020–2022
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: 4WD COUPLING NOISE/VIBRATION LOGIC IMPROVEMENT) - CLOSED & SUPERSEDED BY CHA129 - This bulletin is now closed and superseded by CHA129. This bulletin provides information to upgrade the 4-Wheel Drive ‘4WD’ system software on certain 2020-2022MY Telluride (ON) vehicles produced from January 09, 2019 through September 01, 2022. The affected vehicles may exhibit a noise and/or a vibration, shudder, jerking, binding, or chattering while turning at low speeds (10MPH – 15MPH) located from the 4WD coupling caused by a decrease in the oil friction of the 4WD coupling due to

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.