Kia Sorento 2016–2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SC201_OWNR · NHTSA communication 10191019 · issued Apr 23, 2021
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2016–2018
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
SC201_OWNR: OWNER NOTIFICATION - This document is the notification to customers that Kia Motors America, Inc. is conducting a Voluntary Emissions Service Campaign to install an Auxiliary Canister Kit to improve evaporative system performance on certain 2016-2018 MY Kia Sorento vehicles equipped with the 2.0-liter Turbo-GDI engine and manufactured from October 29, 2014 through November 29, 2017.
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.