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Kia Sorento 2011technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-013 · NHTSA communication 10034011 · issued Jun 1, 2010

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2011
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Kia: service action-starter solenoid wire contact with coolant line bracket. Provides information relating to some vehicles equipped with 2.4l engines. There may be intermittent wire contact on the steel coolant pipe flange, where the starter solenoid circuit in the wiring harness may contact ground. *pe

Vehicles covered

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.