Kia Sorento 2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SC136DEALERPSM · NHTSA communication 10090977 · issued Sep 19, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
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2017
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1
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Official summary
Dealer parts & service manager memo (sc136): attention: all dealer parts and service managers, kia motors america, inc. Is conducting an emissions recall campaign to upgrade the transmission control unit (tcu) in sixty (60) 2017 my sorento vehicles equipped with the 3.3l gdi v6 engine, produced on may 10, 2016. Kia has determined that there is a tcu rom id mismatch which may cause the vehicle to release air pollutants which exceed federal and/or california emissions standards. Note: with the exception of one vehicle currently in dealer stock, the remaining 59 vins have been sold as fleet vehic
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.