Kia Sorento 2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSBBOD114R1 · NHTSA communication 10089041 · issued Oct 1, 2015
Technical service bulletin
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2016
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Official summary
Service action: sunvisor inspection/replacement (sa197) - this bulletin provides the procedure to modify or, if necessary, replace the sun visors on some 2016my sorento (uma) vehicles, produced from job #1 through march 12, 2015 which may experience an inoperative, or constantly on vanity lamp. This concern may be caused by a short to ground condition at the sun visor pivot. Follow the procedure in this bulletin to apply a preventive modification to the harness, or to replace the affected sun visor. To prevent and/or correct this condition, kia is requesting the completion of this service acti
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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.