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Kia Carnival 2022technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB_ELE241 · NHTSA communication 10192946 · issued May 6, 2021

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seats
component
2022
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: PASSENGER SEAT VENTILATION CONTROL WIRE HARNESS INSPECTION & ADJUSTMENT (SA477) - This bulletin provides the procedure to inspect and if necessary, re-route/adjust the location of the ventilation control wire harness of the front passenger seat on some 2022MY Carnival (KA4) vehicles equipped with ventilated seats (SX, SX-P) produced from January 4, 2021 through April 5, 2021, as there is a possibility of damage to the wire harness if it gets caught between the frame bracket and walk-in control unit when the seat is lowered and/or slides forward/rearw

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.