Kia Sorento 2016–2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin PS608 · NHTSA communication 10160615 · issued May 10, 2019
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2016–2018
model years
5
vehicle entries
Official summary
PITSTOP: UPDATED SPARK PLUG FOR 2.0T THETA-II - This Pitstop provides information regarding the updated spark plug for 2017-2018MY Sportage (QL) 2.0T and 2016-2018MY Sorento (UMa) 2.0T vehicles, which may not yet be available in the Electronic Parts Catalog (EPC). If not available, the updated spark plug must be ordered manually.
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.