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Kia Sorento 2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSBBOD176 · NHTSA communication 10123324 · issued Oct 17, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2018
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

TSB - SERVICE ACTION: SORENTO (UMA) HEADREST HANG TAG REPLACEMENT (SA314) - This bulletin provides the procedure to replace the front headrest hang tag on some 2018MY Sorento (UMa) vehicles, produced from March 31, 2017 through September 22, 2017, which may have the incorrect hang tag displaying information regarding ?Dual Clutch Transmission? (DCT).

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.