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Kia Sedona 2012technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-042 · NHTSA communication 10042559 · issued Oct 1, 2011

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2012
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Kia: information regarding an upgrade for the transmission control module (tcm) on vehicles experiencing a shock and/or abnormal noise when engine starts after a lengthy period. *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.