Service bulletin TSB-021
A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 10032617 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2010-04-20 |
| Manufacturer's number | TSB-021 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2010-02-01 |
| NHTSA component | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE |
NHTSA's summary
KIA MOTORS: SOME VEHICLES WITH A 3.8L ENGINE MAY EXPERIENCE A BUMPING SYMPTOM DURING ENGAGEMENT OF THE DAMPER CLUTCH (TORQUE CONVERTER LOCK UP CLUTCH), AND A BUCKING SYMPTOM WHEN THE DAMPER CLUTCH IS FULLY ENGAGED. *PE UPDATED 8/16/10. *PE
The document
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Components
Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission
| KIA RONDO | 2009 |
|---|---|
| KIA SORENTO | 2007, 2008, 2009 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 034 | 2011-06-03. Service bulletin. KIA: THERE MAY BE ERRATIC SHIFTING, SHIFT SHOCK, AND A MALFUNCTION LIGHT ON WITH STORED TROUBLE CODES. THIS IS CAUSED BY A PROBLEM WITHIN THE TRANSFER MOTOR. *RM |
|---|---|
| TSB-061 REV 1 | 2010-12-14. Service bulletin. KIA: PROVIDES INFORMATION RELATED TO THE ECM SOFTWARE UPGRADE OF SOME VEHICLES WITH 3.8L AND 2.7L ENGINES WHICH MAY EXPERIENCE A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH THE PCM (POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE) SYSTEM RELATED DTC(S). *PE |
| TSB-025 | 2010-05-24. Service bulletin. KIA: INFORMATION RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM) UPGRADE FOR CERTAIN MODELS. VEHICLES WITH 3.3L ENGINE MAY EXPERIENCE A BUMPING SYMPTOM DURING ENGAGEMENT OF THE DAMPER CLUTCH (TORQUE CONVERTER LOCK UP CLUTCH), AND A BUCKING SYMPTOM WHEN THE DAMPER CLUTCH IS FULLY ENGAGED. *PE |
| 021 | 2008-06-17. Service bulletin. 2007-2008MY SORENTO (BL) TCM REPROGRAM. *NJ |
| 036 | 2008-01-15. Service bulletin. POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) UPGRADE FOR 2007 SORENTO (BL) 3.8L MODELS (P0110 REPROGRAM). *NJ |
| 018 | 2007-05-15. Service bulletin. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ADAPTIVE VALUE RESET/RELEARN. *KB |