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Kia Sorento 2011–2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin WTY016_DPSM · NHTSA communication 10180660 · issued Sep 24, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2011–2015
model years
5
vehicle entries

Official summary

WARRANTY EXTENSION PROGRAM - This document is the notice to dealer parts and service managers, advising them of the Warranty Extension on the Occupant Detection System Sensor Pad to fifteen (15) years with unlimited mileage, starting from the date the vehicle was first put into service.

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.