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Kia Sorento 2011technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-014 · NHTSA communication 10037245 · issued Feb 1, 2011

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

Official summary

Kia: there may be a condition where the battery light/charging system will be illuminated. There could be no charge and there is a process for replacing the alternator. *rm updated on 06/08/2011. *kb

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.