Kia Sorento 2011–2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB_BOD205 · NHTSA communication 10173247 · issued Mar 26, 2020
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2011–2015
model years
5
vehicle entries
Official summary
TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM (ODS) SENSOR PAD REPLACEMENT - This bulletin provides the procedure to replace the front passenger Occupant Detection System (ODS) Sensor Pad on 2011-2015MY Sorento (XMa) vehicles produced from September 24, 2009 through December 11, 2014.
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.