Service bulletin PS233
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 | 10060226 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2016-03-16 |
| Manufacturer's number | PS233 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2013-01-01 |
| NHTSA component | EQUIPMENT; ENGINE; FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER |
NHTSA's summary
SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
The document
No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.
Components
Engine, Equipment and accessories, Fuel system
| KIA SORENTO | 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 |
|---|
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 2008212 | 2008-06-18. Engine |
|---|---|
| 2005244 | 2005-08-22. Fuel System |
| 05V353000 | 2005-08-04. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS |
A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.
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| SC-092 | 2012-04-18. Service bulletin. KIA: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. FUEL TANK AIR FILTER REPLACEMENT. *KB |
| TSB-019 | 2011-05-24. Service bulletin. KIA: FUEL TANK AIR FILTER REMINDER. THE AIR FILTER CAN ACCUMULATE DIRT OVER TIME AND NEEDS TO BE MAINTAINED. *RM |
| TSB-068 | 2010-10-29. Service bulletin. KIA: INTERMITTENT MIL ON WITH NO FAULT CODE STORED; INFORMATION ABOUT DTC P1330. PROVIDES INFORMATION RELATING TO CERTAIN VEHICLES. IN AFFECTED VEHICLES AN INTERMITTENT SHORT TO GROUND IN A CIRCUIT ONLY INTENDED FOR TESTING PURPOSES MAY CAUSE THE MIL TO ILLUMINATE AND A DTC P1330 (SPARK TIMING ADJUST) TO BE STORED. *PE |
| TSB-044 | 2010-08-18. Service bulletin. KIA: ECM UPGRADE WITH TP SENSOR REPLACEMENT-MIL ON WITH DTC P2135/P0638. INFORMATION RELATED TO ECM SOFTWARE AND TP SENSOR UPGRADE ON SOME VEHICLES WITH 2.7L ENGINES WHICH MAY EXPERIENCE A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATED WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL (ETC) SYSTEM RELATED DTC P2135 OR P0638 OR P2A00 OR P2A03. *PE |
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