Service bulletin PS-4444
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 | 10080041 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2016-09-14 |
| Manufacturer's number | PS-4444 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2016-02-23 |
| NHTSA component | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER |
NHTSA's summary
FRONT SEAT HEATER INOPERATIVE - THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES THE STEPS TO FOLLOW WHEN DIAGNOSING A CUSTOMER CONCERN OF AN INOPERATIVE SEAT HEATER, FIRST, IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF SYSTEM THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH – SEAT HEATER ONLY, OR SEAT HEATER WITH VENTILATION. THEN, FOLLOW STEPS IN THE BULLETIN.
The document
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Components
Seats
| KIA SORENTO | 2016 |
|---|
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 2016540 | 2016-11-01. Seats And Restraints |
|---|---|
| 16V770000 | 2016-10-24. SEATS |
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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