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Kia Sorento 2016–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin WTY031_DP · NHTSA communication 10235412 · issued Apr 26, 2023

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Exterior Lighting
component
2016–2018
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

WARRANTY EXTENSION: DEALER PRINCIPAL MEMO - This document is the announcement to the dealer principals that Kia is extending the New Vehicle Limited Warranty coverage, to all owners, for the multi-function switch assembly on 2016-2018 MY Sorento vehicles from 5 years / 60,000 miles to 15 years / 150,000 miles, whichever comes first, starting from the date the vehicle was first put into service. The contact points in the multi-function switch in the vehicle may become worn, and it could result in intermittent headlamp flickering.

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.