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Kia Sorento 2011–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin 047 · NHTSA communication 10058121 · issued Apr 1, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Parking Brake
component
2011–2016
model years
11
vehicle entries

Official summary

Kia 2011-2016 my sportage : the procedure for replacement of the hydraulic actuator on certain all-wheel drive equipped sportage vehicles, will exhibit an inoperative awd system with malfunction indicator lamp. *lj

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.