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Kia Sorento 2012–2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin SC114OWNERSORENT · NHTSA communication 10089790 · issued Feb 11, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2012–2014
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Owner letter: dear kia sorento owner: kia motors america, inc. Is conducting a voluntary service campaign to update the engine control unit (ecu) in certain 2012-2014 my sorento vehicles which could otherwise experience a decrease in acceleration accompanied by the illumination of the check engine or malfunction indicator lamp (mil).

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.