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Kia EV9 2026technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB_BOD355 · NHTSA communication 11033979 · issued Jun 18, 2026

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seats
component
2026
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: FRONT SEAT SLIDE MOTOR NOISE (CA2603) - This bulletin provides information to remove the seat slide motor tube from the power front seats on certain 2026MY EV9 (MV1a) vehicles produced from January 2, 2025, through January 3, 2026. The subject vehicles may exhibit a buzzing noise while the user operates the front power seat slide (forward and rearward) functions. This condition does not affect seat functionality.

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.