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Kia Carnival 2022technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB_BOD303 · NHTSA communication 10205497 · issued Dec 1, 2021

Technical service bulletin
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2022
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Official summary

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: NOISE WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING FUEL FILLER DOOR (SA486) - This bulletin provides information to attach felt pads to the fuel filler door on some 2022MY Carnival (KA4) vehicles produced from June 1, 2021 through September 2, 2021, which may exhibit a "squeak" or rubbing noise when opening and closing the fuel filler door.

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.