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Kia Sorento 2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSBENG177C · NHTSA communication 10126428 · issued Nov 22, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2018
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

TSB - SERVICE ACTION: 2.4L ENGINE START LOGIC IMPROVEMENT (SA316C) - This bulletin provides the procedure to improve the logic of the Engine Control Unit (ECU) on some 2018MY Sorento (UMa) 2.4L vehicles, produced from March 31, 2017 through November 16, 2017, which may experience a very slight surging sensation with the cruise control activated.

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.