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Kia Sorento 2016–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin SC234_DPSM · NHTSA communication 10216499 · issued Jul 12, 2022

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
2016–2018
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS SERVICE CAMPAIGN: DEALER PARTS AND SERVICE MANAGER MEMO - This document is the announcement to the dealer Parts and Service Managers that Kia 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 2.4-liter GDI engine and manufactured from November 4, 2014 through March 7, 2018.

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.