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Kia Sorento 2016–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin WTY031_TSB_R1 · NHTSA communication 10248078 · issued Dec 18, 2023

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2016–2018
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH REPAIR - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. New/revised sections of this bulletin are indicated by a black bar in the margin area. This bulletin provides information associated with the "Multifunction Switch Warranty Extension Program" (WTY031) to repair the multifunction switch knob on 2016-2018MY Sorento (UMa) vehicles, produced at Kia Georgia from October 27, 2014 through March 7, 2018, which may exhibit an intermittent headlamp flickering. The vehicle's warranty for this issue will be extended from 5 years/60,0

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.