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Kia Soul 2010technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-053 · NHTSA communication 10033674 · issued Jan 1, 2010

Technical service bulletin
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Official summary

Kia: service action-rear wiper squeal noise repair (sa026). Provides information relating to some vehicles that may experience a rear wiper squeal noise when operating. This concern is due to insufficient grease inside the rear wiper motor shaft grommet. *pe

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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.