Kia Sedona 2019–2020 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB_BOD194R1 · NHTSA communication 10169707 · issued Dec 6, 2019
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2019–2020
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: TAILGATE GAS LIFT INSPECTION AND/OR REPLACEMENT (SA398) - THIS BULLETIN HAS BEEN REVISED TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. This bulletin provides the procedure to inspect the tailgate gas lift dust cover and if necessary, replace the tailgate gas lift(s) on non-power tail gate 2019-2020MY Sedona (YP) produced between March 04, 2019 through June 25, 2019, which may exhibit an inoperative tailgate gas lift due to dust cover cracks.
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.