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Kia Sorento 2011technical service bulletin

Bulletin SC-079 · NHTSA communication 10033367 · issued Feb 1, 2010

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2011
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Kia: in some vehicles with 2.4l engine produced 10/23/09-12/14/09 and vehicles with 3.5l engine produced 10/23/09-01/21/10, an ems connector may not have been properly snapped into place. Kia has identified two field vehicles which did not have connectors properly snapped and wants to ensure maximum customer satisfaction with his new model. *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.