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Kia Sorento 2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-BOD151 · NHTSA communication 10116812 · issued Dec 7, 2016

Technical service bulletin
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2017
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Official summary

TSB - SERVICE ACTION: FRONT BUMPER GRILL REPLACEMENT - SA244 - This bulletin provides the procedure to replace the front bumper grill on some 2017MY Sorento (UMa) vehicles, produced from April 18, 2016 to September 2, 2016, which may experience an Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) radar blocked message. This is due to the fact that an incorrect air intake grill was installed at the manufacturer. Follow the procedure below to replace the front bumper air intake grill.Before conducting the procedure, verify that the vehicle is included in the list of affected VINs. ?

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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.