Kia Sorento 2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSBENG177C_R3 · NHTSA communication 10133182 · issued Mar 21, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2018
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
TSB - SERVICE ACTION: 2.4L ENGINE START LOGIC IMPROVEMENT (SA316C) - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. This bulletin provides the procedure to improve the logic of the Engine Control Unit (ECU) on some 2018MY Sorento (UMa) 2.4L vehicles, produced from September 20, 2017 through December 6, 2017, which may experience a very slight surging sensation with the cruise control activated and/or extended crank.
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.