Kia Sorento 2007–2008 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin KT-2009050801 · NHTSA communication 10030366 · issued May 8, 2009
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Air Bags
component
2007–2008
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Kia motors: these vehicles may experience a problem with the occupant classification system (ocs). The ocs is an integral part of the passengers seat cushion, and may misclassify the presence of certain adult passengers based on a comibination of their weight, stature, body shape and position on the seat cushion. This condition prohibits the deployment of the passenger's air bag. *pe
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.