Kia Sportage 2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB-BOD153 · NHTSA communication 10109677 · issued Oct 28, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seats
component
2017
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
TSB: SERVICE ACTION: FRONT POWER SEAT BACK BOARD STRAP REPOSITIONING (SA249) - This bulletin provides information related to the repositioning of the front power seat back board strap for 2017MY Sportage (QL) vehicles produced from December 10, 2015 through October 10, 2016 due to interference between the side air bag harness and front seat back board strap. This interference may cause a noise when moving the front seat forward/backward and up/down.
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.