Kia Sorento 2011 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SC-082 REV 3 · NHTSA communication 10034494 · issued Oct 1, 2010
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2011
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Kia: intermediate shaft noise. Provides information related to some vehicles with 2.4l engines and automatic transmissions. Although some might not have a direct complaint related to a clunk or squealing noise from the intermediate shaft, kia recommends that all 2.4l engine vehicles with automatic transmissions be repaired for this concern. *pe updated 4/15/11. *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.