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Kia Sorento 2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-ELE057R3 · NHTSA communication 10109755 · issued Sep 11, 2014

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

Official summary

TSB: SERVICE ACTION: BCM UPGRADE - IPM LOGIC IMPROVEMENT (SA163A) - This bulletin provides information related to a software upgrade for the Instrument Panel Module (IPM) of some 2014MY Sorento (XMa) vehicles, produced from January 22, 2013 through November 15, 2013 and equipped with a Power Tail Gate (PTG), which may exhibit an intermittent parasitic draw of up to 400mA.

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.