Kia Sorento 2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSBSC136 · NHTSA communication 10090942 · issued Sep 19, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2017
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Tsb: voluntary emissions recall: tcu upgrade - lambda 3.3gdi 6at tcu rom id mismatch (sc136) - this bulletin provides information related to the transmission control unit (tcu) software upgrade for sixty (60) 2017my sorento (uma) vehicles produced on may 10, 2016 to address rom id mismatch. To apply the improved logic, the tcu should be reprogrammed using the gds/kds download, as described in this bulletin. For confirmation that the latest reflash has been applied to a vehicle you are working on, verify rom id using the tables in this tsb. Before conducting the procedure, verify the vehicle is
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.