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A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10016840
Published by NHTSA2005-10-13
Manufacturer's number017
Manufacturer's date2004-09-01
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

CHARGING SYSTEM UPGRADE. *TT

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Electrical system

Vehicles listed
KIA SEPHIA1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
KIA SPECTRA2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

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