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Kia Stinger 2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSBBOD184 · NHTSA communication 10136497 · issued Apr 24, 2018

Technical service bulletin
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2018
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Official summary

TSB - SERVICE ACTION: REAR HATCH RATTLE REPAIR BY STRIKER ADJUSTMENT (SA347) - This bulletin provides the procedure to inspect and/or adjust the rear hatch striker on some 2018MY Stinger (CK) vehicles, produced from September 21, 2017 through December 18, 2017, which may exhibit a rattle noise while driving, especially over bumps. Follow the procedure outlined in this bulletin to adjust the rear hatch striker*.

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.