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March 11, 2015 Service bulletin

Pitstop: creaking noise from front suspension - when diagnosing a customer complaint of a creaking or...

Kia technical service bulletin PS390 for 2016 Kia Sorento.

Bulletin number
PS390
Component
Suspension: front
Summary
"pitstop: creaking noise from front suspension - when diagnosing a customer complaint of a creaking or popping noise coming from the front suspension while accelerating or decelerating, inspect the two (2) rearmost sub-frame bolts (a) to verify the correct bolt was installed during assembly. The correct bolt should have a raised hexagonal crown and an irregularly-shaped flange (fig b). If the incorrect bolt is found to be installed, remove and replace using p/n 62492 c5000. "

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