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Kia Sorento 2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin PS582_R1 · NHTSA communication 10147429 · issued Oct 17, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2017
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

PITSTOP: BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) PART NUMBER CHANGE - This Pitstop provides information regarding a change made to the software logic of the service part replacement Body Control Module (BCM) for the 2017MY Sorento (UMa). If the BCM is replaced with a normal service part, the horn answerback feature may not be available for selection within the settings menu of the instrument cluster. If the customer prefers the vehicle retains this feature, install the appropriate part below.

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.