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Kia Sorento 2017–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSBELE165 · NHTSA communication 10154666 · issued Feb 4, 2019

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2017–2018
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

TSB: DRIVER?S DOOR MODULE LOGIC IMPROVEMENT - This bulletin provides the procedure to improve the logic of the Driver?s Door Module (DDM) on some 2017-2018MY Sorento (UMa) vehicles, produced from April 4, 2016 through August 23, 2017, which may experience the absence of the Auto Door Lock/Unlock option select in the instrument cluster.

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.