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November 21, 2025 Service bulletin

Trunk lid and c-pillar garnish inspection & replacement (SA552) - closed and superseded by SC346

Kia technical service bulletin TSB_BOD322_R2_SUPERSEDED for 2023-2024 Kia K5.

Bulletin number
TSB_BOD322_R2_SUPERSEDED (SA552)
Component
Structure: body
Summary
TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: TRUNK LID AND C-PILLAR GARNISH INSPECTION & REPLACEMENT (SA552) - CLOSED AND SUPERSEDED BY SC346 - This bulletin is now closed and superseded. This bulletin provides information to inspect the rear trunk lid chrome garnish trim and the C-Pillar(s) chrome garnish trim on certain 2023-2024MY K5 (DL3a) vehicles produced from May 1, 2023 through September 29, 2023, which may be loose due to an insufficient lamination layer. Follow the procedure outlined in this publication to inspect the rear trunk lid chrome trim, and both left and right-side C-pillar chrome trims and replace the affected rear trunk lid chrome trim and/or the (left and/or right side) C-Pillar(s) chrome trim on the applicable vehicle.

Owners of these vehicles have filed 21 complaints in the body category.

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