Service bulletin TSB-ENG-154-R1

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10079920
Published by NHTSA	2016-09-14
Manufacturer's number	TSB-ENG-154-R1
Manufacturer's date	2016-04-07
NHTSA component	ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

NHTSA's summary

TSB: VCM LOGIC IMPROVEMENT - DTC P200A00 (SA220) - THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION RELATED TO THE ECM SOFTWARE UPGRADE AND INSPECTION OF THE VCM MOTOR OF SOME 2016MY SORENTO (UMA) VEHICLES, PRODUCED FROM NOVEMBER 17, 2014 THROUGH DECEMBER 21, 2015, WHICH MAY EXPERIENCE A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATED WITH THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) SYSTEM-RELATED DTC; P200A00. TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION, THE ECM SHOULD BE REPROGRAMMED USING THE GDS/KDS DOWNLOAD, AS DESCRIBED IN THIS BULLETIN, AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACEMENT OF THE VARIABLE CHARGE MOTION ACTUATOR (VCMA). DO NOT REPLACE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FOR THIS CONCERN. BEFORE PERFORMING THIS PROCEDURE, VERIFY THE VIN FALLS WITHIN THE PRODUCTION RANGES BY CONSULTING THE TABLE ON PAGE 8.

The document

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Components

Electrical system, Engine, Software

Trouble codes named

P200A

Vehicles listed
KIA SORENTO	2016

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

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