TSB WTY040 — Kia Warranty extension
WTY040 is a warranty extension on file with NHTSA for the Kia Telluride, 2020–2024 model years, filed and re-filed as 7 documents. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.
What the bulletin says. WARRANTY EXTENSION CAMPAIGN: OWNER NOTIFICATION (WTY040) - This document is the owner notification advising that Kia is extending the New Vehicle Limited Warranty coverage, to all owners, for repairs related to noisy and/or stiff self-leveling rear shock absorber(s) in 2020-2024…
NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.
Worth checking your VIN against. WTY040 is filed as a warranty extension, which unlike an ordinary bulletin can mean free or reimbursed work when a vehicle qualifies. Ask a dealer using the document ID below, and check open recalls separately at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Vehicles and model years WTY040 names
Every document filed under WTY040
Manufacturers re-issue a bulletin as the repair changes, and file separate copies for technicians and for owners. All of them carry the same number.
| Document ID | Filed | Type |
|---|---|---|
| WTY040_TSB_R1 | September 21, 2024 | Warranty extension |
| WTY040_TSB | September 11, 2024 | Warranty extension |
| WTY040_REIMB | August 20, 2024 | Warranty extension |
| WTY040_OWNR | August 19, 2024 | Warranty extension |
| WTY040_DP | August 15, 2024 | Warranty extension |
| WTY040_DPSM | August 15, 2024 | Warranty extension |
| WTY040_QA | August 15, 2024 | Warranty extension |
What WTY040 covers
Suspension — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.
Questions buyers ask
What is TSB WTY040?
WTY040 is a warranty extension filed with NHTSA by Kia, covering the Kia Telluride across the 2020–2024 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: WARRANTY EXTENSION CAMPAIGN: OWNER NOTIFICATION (WTY040) - This document is the owner notification advising that Kia is extending the New Vehicle Limited Warranty coverage, to all owners, for repairs related to noisy and/or stiff self-leveling rear shock absorber(s) in 2020-2024…
Which vehicles does WTY040 cover?
NHTSA's file names Kia Telluride (2020–2024). A bulletin number can be re-issued against more vehicles later, so check the model-year list on this page against your own.
Is TSB WTY040 a recall, and is the repair free?
WTY040 is filed as a warranty extension, not a recall — but this is the kind of communication that can mean free or reimbursed work if your VIN qualifies. Take the number to a dealer and ask. Recalls are separate and always free; check yours by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
How do I get the full text of WTY040?
Take the document ID to a dealer's service desk, or search NHTSA's manufacturer-communications records. This page carries every document ID filed under WTY040, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.
Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. This page lists only what NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file records under WTY040. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.