Kia Sorento 2011–2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin WTY016_DP · NHTSA communication 10180659 · issued Sep 24, 2020
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Air Bags
component
2011–2015
model years
5
vehicle entries
Official summary
WARRANTY EXTENSION PROGRAM - This document is the notice to dealer principals, advising them of the Warranty Extension on the Occupant Detection System Sensor Pad to fifteen (15) years with unlimited mileage, starting from the date the vehicle was first put into service.
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.