{"nhtsa_id":10170768,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2020-02-03","date":"2020-01-09","document_id":"SC183_DPSM","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"SEATS; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; TRAILER HITCHES","mfr_system":null,"summary":"VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN (SC183) - DEALER PARTS AND SERVICE MANAGER MEMO - Kia Motors America (KMA) has identified a typographical error regarding the \"maximum tongue weight\" towing specification in the 2020 MY Telluride Owner’s Manual. The owner’s manual incorrectly identifies that the maximum tongue weight when towing a trailer is 351 lbs. However, the correct maximum tongue weight is 500 lbs. In addition, Kia has found that some manuals may be missing a warning pertaining to the adjustment of the 2nd row seat with the walk-in switch or strap while the vehicle is moving or when the seat is occupied.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/MC-10170768-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/MC-10170768-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10170768","components":[{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment and accessories","parent":null},{"id":"labels-manuals","name":"Labels and manuals","parent":null},{"id":"seats","name":"Seats","parent":null},{"id":"trailer-hitch","name":"Trailer hitch","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"KIA","model":"TELLURIDE","year_from":2020,"year_to":2020,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2020_kia_telluride"]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}