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Kia Sorento 2021–2022technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB_BOD308 · NHTSA communication 10216886 · issued Jul 27, 2022

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2021–2022
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: REAR CORNER RADAR UNIT BODY SEALER INSPECTION & REPAIR (SA503) - This bulletin provides information to inspect both rear (LH & RH) corner radar unit mounting body sealer surface on some 2021-2022MY Sorento (MQ4a) vehicles equipped with rear Blind Spot Detection (BSD) System, produced from November 30, 2021 through June 30, 2022, which may have excess body sealer applied during assembly causing improper mounting angle of the rear corner radar unit. An improperly mounted rear radar unit may cause the vehicle to exhibit a MIL 'ON' with DTC C270954. Foll

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.