Engine and engine cooling
Kia technical service bulletin VPI1802_OWNER_SO for 2016-2018 Kia Sorento.
- Bulletin number
- VPI1802_OWNER_SO
- Component
- Engine and engine cooling
- Summary
- Dear Kia Sorento Owner: Kia Motors America, Inc. is conducting an important Product Improvement Campaign to perform a software update on all 2016-2018 MY Sorento vehicles equipped with 2.4L Gasoline Direct Injection (?GDI?) and 2.0L Turbocharged GDI (?T-GDI?) engines to protect the engine from excessive connecting rod bearing damage. The update will be done free of charge and will only involve the addition of newly developed computer software for the Engine Control Unit (ECU).
Owners of these vehicles have filed 1,240 complaints in the engine category.
Vehicles covered
- Kia Sorento 2016-2018 201620172018
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