Kia Sorento 2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SC136OWNER · NHTSA communication 10090978 · issued Sep 23, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2017
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Owner notification letter (sc136): dear kia sorento owner: kia motors america, inc. Is conducting a voluntary emissions recall to update the software programming on the transmission control unit (tcu) on certain 2017 kia sorento vehicles with 3.3l v6 engine.
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.