Kia Sorento 2011 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSBBOD118 · NHTSA communication 10088708 · issued Dec 16, 2015
Technical service bulletin
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Structure
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2011
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Official summary
Service action: interior door handle peeling (sa203) - this bulletin provides the procedure to inspect or replace the inside chrome door handle(s) on some 2011my sorento (xma) vehicles, produced from july, 2010 through february, 2011 which may experience chrome trim peeling on the inside door handle(s). Follow the procedure in this bulletin to inspect the appearance of the chrome door handle(s) and, if necessary, to replace any affected door handle(s). To correct this condition, kia is requesting the completion of this service action on all affected vehicles as they come in for normal service/
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.