Kia Sorento 2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin PS412 · NHTSA communication 10089766 · issued Jun 10, 2015
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2016
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Pitstop: sun visor lights are inoperable or stay on - when diagnosing a concern related to inoperable, or constantly on, sun visor courtesy lights, check the condition of the interior lamp 10a fuse. If the fuse is blown, inspect the harness on both sun visors for the possibility of frayed wiring causing a short to ground (a) or a severed harness creating an open circuit. If either sun visor harness is visibly damaged, replace the affected sun visor to resolve the concern. Finally, replace the interior lamp fuse, if needed, and test for proper sun visor courtesy light operation.
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.