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November 15, 2012 Service bulletin

Pitstop: ventilated seat operation - some vehicles are equipped with ventilated front seats to improve...

Kia technical service bulletin PS224R1 for 2011-2013 Kia Sorento, 2011-2013 Kia Optima and 2011-2013 Kia Sportage.

Bulletin number
PS224R1
Component
Seats
Summary
Pitstop: ventilated seat operation - some vehicles are equipped with ventilated front seats to improve occupant comfort by drawing interior vehicle air temperature through the seating surfaces. The customer perception may be that the seat is air conditioned and the seat is not getting cold enough however the actual design intent is to draw ambient air through the seat with a separate blower motor attached to the seat assembly.

Owners of these vehicles have filed 87 complaints in the seats category.

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