Kia Sorento 2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSBENG187 · NHTSA communication 10136502 · issued Apr 12, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2018
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
TSB - SERVICE ACTION: SORENTO (UMa) 3.3L - PRE-DELIVERY INSPECTION (SA345) -= This bulletin provides the procedure to inspect the engine assembly on some 2018MY Sorento (UMa) 3.3L AWD (262 vehicles affected), produced from January 29, 2018 through February 20, 2018, which may exhibit abnormal engine noise.
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.