Kia Sorento 2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SC118DEALERPSM · NHTSA communication 10089994 · issued Apr 15, 2015
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2016
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Dealer service manager memo: attention: all kia service managers - kia motors america, inc. Will be conducting a voluntary service campaign, to reprogram the powertrain control module (pcm) logic for the advanced smart cruise control (ascc) in certain 2016 my sorento sx limited (sxl) vehicles equipped with a 3.3l v6 engine and technology package. When the vehicle is driven on an incline of 6% or greater, the engine may experience difficulty in maintaining the speed set by the cruise control system. This may cause the vehicle speed to fall below the set speed without an ability to accelerate un
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.