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Kia Sedona 2002–2005technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-019 · NHTSA communication 10027724 · issued Oct 1, 2008

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2002–2005
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Kia: increased steering effort. In areas where heavy road salt use occurs, increased steering effort and noise (from steering intermediate shaft) for some sedona. *pe

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.