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Kia Cadenza 2017–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSBENG188 · NHTSA communication 10142246 · issued May 17, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2017–2018
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

TSB - SERVICE ACTION: ELECTRIC THERMOSTAT ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT (SA346) - This bulletin provides the procedure to replace the electric thermostat (ECT) assembly on some 2017-2018MY Cadenza (YG) vehicles, produced from January 6, 2016 through August 10, 2017, which may exhibit a Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) illuminated with one or more DTCs.

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.