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Kia Sorento 2013–2023technical service bulletin

Bulletin CS2304_TSB · NHTSA communication 10233314 · issued Mar 21, 2023

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2013–2023
model years
11
vehicle entries

Official summary

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: CUSTOMER SATISFACTION: ANTI-THEFT S/W LOGIC UPGRADE & DECAL INSTALLATION (CS2304) - This bulletin provides the procedure to upgrade the software logic of the Integrated Body Control Unit (IBU) or Body Control Module (BCM), or Intelligent Integrated Platform Module (IPM) system on certain 20132015MY Sorento (XMa), 2016-2020MY Sorento (UMa), and 2021-2023MY Sorento (MQ4a) vehicles produced within the dates outlined on page 10, which may not be equipped with an immobilizer. This logic upgrade will add anti-theft ignition start logic to the vehicle's system operation.

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.