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June 12, 2019 Service bulletin

PI1802_OWNR2_SOR: Kia Motors America, Inc. is conducting an important Product Improvement Campaign to...

Kia technical service bulletin PI1802_OWNR2_SOR for 2015-2018 Kia Sorento.

Bulletin number
PI1802_OWNR2_SOR
Component
Engine and engine cooling
Summary
PI1802_OWNR2_SOR: Kia Motors America, Inc. is conducting an important Product Improvement Campaign to perform a software update on 2015 MY Sorento vehicles equipped with 2.4L GDI engines and all 2016-2018 MY Sorento vehicles equipped with 2.4L Gasoline Direct Injection ("€œGDI"€) and 2.0L Turbocharged GDI ("€œT-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 1,607 complaints in the engine category.

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