Kia Sorento 2011 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SC-085 · NHTSA communication 10036844 · issued Oct 1, 2010
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seats
component
2011
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Kia: vehicles built 4/6/10-7/16-10. Seat u bracket installation. The structural tube under the front passenger seat may have been over expanded, causing pressure on and deformation of the inboard bracket. *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.