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Kia Sorento 2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSBENG177C_R4 · NHTSA communication 10143402 · issued Jun 12, 2018

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

Official summary

TSB - SERVICE ACTION: 2.4L ENGINE STAR 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 18, 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.