Kia Sorento 2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB-CLI037 · NHTSA communication 10109804 · issued Jan 20, 2017
Technical service bulletin
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Equipment
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2017
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1
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Official summary
TSB: SERVICE ACTION: DRIVER?S SIDE HVAC TEMPERATURE OPTIMIZATION (SA274) - This bulletin provides information related to the Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system on some 2017MY Sorento vehicles equipped with Dual Air Temperature Control (DATC) produced from August 1, 2016 to December 18, 2016, which may experience poor heater performance on the driver?s side due to a binding mix door. Follow the procedure below to repair and/or prevent the door from binding.
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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.