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May 6, 2026 Service bulletin

Front brake disc replacement & burnishing

Kia technical service bulletin TSB_CHA126_R2 for 2021-2024 Kia Sorento and 2023-2024 Kia Sportage.

Bulletin number
TSB_CHA126_R2
Component
Service brakes
Summary
TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: FRONT BRAKE DISC REPLACEMENT & BURNISHING - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. New/revised sections of this bulletin are indicated by a black bar in the margin area. This bulletin provides the procedure to replace the front brake discs on certain 2021-2024MY Sorento (MQ4a) vehicles produced from July 26, 2021 through March 28, 2024 and 2023-2024MY Sportage (NQ5a) vehicles produced from January 7, 2022 through May 20, 2024 to address a customer’s complaint of brake judder. The affected vehicles may exhibit a vibrating and/or pulsing sensation (front brake disc judder) in the steering wheel, brake pedal, and/or seat when the brakes are applied during driving.

Owners of these vehicles have filed 80 complaints in the brakes category.

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