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Kia Sorento 2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin PS323 · NHTSA communication 10109671 · issued Jun 13, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
2014
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

PITSTOP: INTERMITTENT POPPING NOISE FROM REAR OVER BUMPS - On some 2014MY Sorento (XMa) vehicles, built before September 26, 2013, a customer may complain of a very intermittent light knock, or popping noise, heard from the rear of the vehicle over rough road surfaces. This Article addresses that concern.

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.