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Kia Sorento 2011–2012technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSBBOD099 · NHTSA communication 10090482 · issued Jun 12, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2011–2012
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Tsb: combined tsb/service action: sorento fuel filler door operation upgrade (sa146) - this bulletin provides information related to some sorento (xma) vehicles, produced from october 15, 2009 to september 29, 2011, which may exhibit a hard to open fuel filler door.

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.