Kia Sorento 2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSBBOD112R1 · NHTSA communication 10089061 · issued Sep 20, 2015
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Latches/locks/linkages
component
2016
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Service action: door latch replacement (sa195) - this bulletin provides the procedure to replace the door latches on certain sorento (uma) vehicles, produced from march 1, 2015 through june 15, 2015, which may exhibit an inoperative power door lock actuator. To prevent and/or correct this condition, replace all four (4) door latches with the improved parts, as described in this bulletin. Kia is requesting the completion of this service action on all affected vehicles, including dealer stock, prior to delivery.
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.