Service bulletin TSBBOD178_R1

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10130097
Published by NHTSA	2018-03-13
Manufacturer's number	TSBBOD178_R1
Manufacturer's date	2018-02-21
NHTSA component	STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE

NHTSA's summary

TSB - SERVICE ACTION - RATTLE NOISE FROM TAILGATE (BOD178) (Rev 1) (Closed) - See TSB-BOD178A. This bulletin has been closed.

The document

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Components

Body and frame

Vehicles listed
KIA STINGER	2018

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

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