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Kia Sephia 1998–2000technical service bulletin

Bulletin 025 · NHTSA communication 635757 · issued Sep 1, 2002

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
1998–2000
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

This bulletin provides information related to a service campaign to inspect possible interference between the positive battery cable and the automatic transmission dipstick. *tt

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.