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Kia Sorento 2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin VPI1802_OWNER_SO · NHTSA communication 10143473 · issued Jul 26, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2015
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

OWNER NOTICE - This document is the Owner Notice for the new Product Improvement Campaign to provide information regarding a software update to the Engine Control Unit (ECU) to protect the engine from excessive connecting rod bearing damage.

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.