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Kia Sorento 2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-TRA063 · NHTSA communication 10109678 · issued Oct 27, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2017
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

TSB: SERVICE ACTION: TCU UPGRADE ? DRIVING PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT (SA250) - This bulletin provides information related to the Transmission Control Unit (TCU) software upgrade for some 2017MY Sorento (UMa) 2.4L GDI vehicles produced from April 7, 2016 to October 22, 2016 for a logic improvement. To apply the improved logic, the TCU should be reprogrammed using the GDS/KDS download, as described in this bulletin.

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.