Service bulletin TSBBOD125
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 | 10089590 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2017-01-26 |
| Manufacturer's number | TSBBOD125 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2016-08-18 |
| NHTSA component | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY; EQUIPMENT |
NHTSA's summary
TSB: PANORAMIC SUNROOF SLOW TO CLOSE AND/OR ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN CLOSING - THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES THE PROCEDURE TO REPAIR A PANORAMIC SUNROOF THAT EXHIBITS A SLOW TO CLOSE CONDITION AND/OR ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN CLOSING, ON SOME 2016MY SORENTO (UMA) VEHICLES PRODUCED FROM OCTOBER 27, 2014 THROUGH JANUARY 23, 2016. FOLLOW THE PROCEDURE IN THIS BULLETIN TO CLEAN, LUBRICATE, AND REPLACE THE REAR TILT LEVERS TO CORRECT THE CONCERN.
The document
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Components
Equipment and accessories, Glass, wipers and mirrors, Sunroof
| KIA SORENTO | 2016 |
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Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| TSBBOD125R2 | 2017-08-25. Service bulletin. TSB: PANORAMIC SUNROOF SLOW TO CLOSE AND/OR ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN CLOSING - This bulletin provides the procedure to repair a panoramic sunroof that exhibits a slow to close condition and/or abnormal noise when closing, on some 2016MY Sorento (UMa) vehicles produced from October 27, 2014 through January 23, 2016. Follow the procedure in this bulletin to clean, lubricate, and replace the rear tilt levers to correct the concern. Do NOT replace the sunroof assembly for this concern. |
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| TSB-BOD125R1 | 2017-08-02. Service bulletin. TSB: PANORAMIC SUNROOF SLOW TO CLOSE AND/OR ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN CLOSING - This bulletin provides the procedure to repair a panoramic sunroof that exhibits a slow to close condition and/or abnormal noise when closing, on some 2016MY Sorento (UMa) vehicles produced from October 27, 2014 through January 23, 2016. Follow the procedure in this bulletin to clean, lubricate, and replace the rear tilt levers to correct the concern. |
| PS360 | 2017-01-30. Service bulletin. PITSTOP: AIR INTAKE MODE CHANGES WHEN OPENING SUNROOF - WHEN ADDRESSING CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE AIR INTAKE MODE SWITCHING FROM RECIRCULATION TO FRESH AIR MODE WITHOUT CUSTOMER INPUT; ON THE APPLICABLE VEHICLES IN THIS PITSTOP, THE HVAC LOGIC HAS BEEN MODIFIED TO SWITCH THE AIR INTAKE MODE TO FRESH AIR, AUTOMATICALLY, WHEN OPENING THE SUNROOF. THIS IS DONE TO PREVENT EXHAUST GASES FROM ENTERING THE CABIN WHEN THE SUNROOF IS OPEN. THIS CONDITION SHOULD BE CONSIDERED “NORMAL OPERATION” AND NOT A MALFUNCTION. |