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Kia Sorento 2016–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin SC201_DPSM · NHTSA communication 10191018 · issued Apr 21, 2021

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2016–2018
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

SC201_DPSM: DEALER PARTS AND SERVICE MANAGER MEMO - This document is the announcement to the dealer Parts and Service Managers that Kia Motors America, Inc. is conducting a Voluntary Emissions Service Campaign to install an Auxiliary Canister Kit to improve evaporative system performance on certain 2016-2018 MY Kia Sorento vehicles equipped with the 2.0-liter Turbo-GDI engine and manufactured from October 29, 2014 through November 29, 2017.

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.