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Kia Sorento 2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-BOD155R1 · NHTSA communication 10109767 · issued Nov 11, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Latches/locks/linkages
component
2017
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

TSB: SERVICE ACTION: AUTO LOCK MODE CHANGE (SA255) - This bulletin provides the procedure to change the automatic door lock setting on some 2017MY Sorento (UMa) vehicles, produced from April 7, 2016 to August 15, 2016, which may be defaulted to ?Enable on Speed?.

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.