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Kia Sorento 2011technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-026 · NHTSA communication 10034635 · issued Jul 1, 2010

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

Official summary

Kia: provides information related to a electronic stability control (esc) software upgrade available for some vehicles with manual transmission. This software upgrade will cor4rect a concern which may cause the hac (hill start assist control) to not operate when the manual transmission lever is placed into reverse. *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.