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Kia K5 2021technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB_GEN092 · NHTSA communication 10179238 · issued Aug 3, 2020

Technical service bulletin
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2021
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Official summary

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN SERVICE ACTION: HOOD RELEASE CABLE, INTERCOOLER CLAMP AND WINDSHIELD SIDE MOLDING (SA431) - This bulletin provides the procedure to inspect and, if necessary, repair the three (3) items listed in the table below on some 2021 K5 (DL3A) vehicles produced between March 27, 2020 through July 14, 2020, for which the parts described may not have been properly installed during assembly.

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.