# Service bulletin WTY003DEALERPSM

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: 10094569
- Published by NHTSA: 2017\-03\-10
- Manufacturer's number: WTY003DEALERPSM
- Manufacturer's date: 2016\-06\-17
- NHTSA component: AIR BAGS

## NHTSA's summary

DEALER PARTS AND SERVICE MANAGER MEMO: WTY003 \- KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. IS EXTENDING THE WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR THE DRIVER’S FRONT AIRBAG CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY ON THE 2011\-2015 MY SORENTO VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM 10/24/2009 THROUGH 12/17/2014, TO FIFTEEN \(15\) YEARS WITH UNLIMITED MILEAGE, STARTING FROM THE DATE OF FIRST SERVICE. THE CLOCK SPRING IS AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTION WHICH ROTATES WITH THE STEERING WHEEL TO MAINTAIN PROPER FUNCTIONING OF THE AIRBAG UNIT. KIA’S SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO ILLUMINATE THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WHEN ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE INCREASES, WHICH CAN BE CONTRIBUTED TO BY USAGE PATTERNS AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS. ILLUMINATION OF THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ADVISES THE DRIVER TO HAVE THE SYSTEM INSPECTED AND REPAIRED. IF CONTINUED TO BE USED WITHOUT REPAIR, THE DRIVER’S AIRBAG MAY EVENTUALLY NOT DEPLOY IN A FRONTAL IMPACT.

## 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

Air bags

## Vehicles listed

- 2011 to 2015 KIA SORENTO

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [TSB\_BOD205\_R3](/bulletins/11025768.md), 2025-12-01, Service bulletin: SEATS; AIR BAGS. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM \(ODS\) SENSOR PAD REPLACEMENT \- This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. New/revised sections of this bulletin are indicated by a black bar in the margin area. This bulletin provides the procedure to replace the front passenger Occupant Detection System \(ODS\) Sensor Pad on 2011\-2015MY Sorento \(XMa\) vehicles produced from September 24, 2009 through December 11, 2014. If the Occupant Detection System \(ODS\) Sensor Pad is not operating properly, the airbag warning light will illuminate and certain specific DTC\(s\) listed in this bulletin may be stored:
- [TSB\_ELE108\_R1](/bulletins/11011945.md), 2024-12-18, Service bulletin: AIR BAGS; STEERING. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON \(WTY003\) \- This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. New/revised sections of this bulletin are indicated by a black bar in the margin area. This bulletin provides information related to the replacement of the clock spring assembly on 2011MY \- 2015MY Sorento \(XMa\) vehicles. Kia is extending the warranty coverage for the driver’s front airbag clock spring assembly on the 2011\-2015 MY Sorento vehicles, manufactured from 10/24/2009 through 12/17/2014, to fifteen \(15\) years with unlimited mileage, starting from the date of first service. This warranty extension addresses failures of the driver’s front airbag clock spring, as well as the diagnosis of any concerns related to the airbag warning light.
- [WTY016\_REIMB](/bulletins/10180663.md), 2020-10-05, Service bulletin: SEATS; AIR BAGS; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. WARRANTY EXTENSION PROGRAM \- This document is the notice to the vehicle owners, advising them of the Warranty Extension on the Occupant Detection System Sensor Pad to fifteen \(15\) years with unlimited mileage, starting from the date the vehicle was first put into service.
- [WTY016\_OWNR](/bulletins/10180662.md), 2020-10-05, Service bulletin: SEATS; AIR BAGS; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. WARRANTY EXTENSION PROGRAM \- This document is the notice to the vehicle owners, advising them of the Warranty Extension on the Occupant Detection System Sensor Pad to fifteen \(15\) years with unlimited mileage, starting from the date the vehicle was first put into service.
- [WTY016\_QA](/bulletins/10180661.md), 2020-10-05, Service bulletin: SEATS; AIR BAGS; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. WARRANTY EXTENSION PROGRAM \- This document is the Question and Answer document regarding the Warranty Extension on the Occupant Detection System Sensor Pad to fifteen \(15\) years with unlimited mileage, starting from the date the vehicle was first put into service.
- [WTY016\_DPSM](/bulletins/10180660.md), 2020-10-05, Service bulletin: AIR BAGS; EQUIPMENT; SEATS. WARRANTY EXTENSION PROGRAM \- This document is the notice to dealer parts and service managers, advising them of the Warranty Extension on the Occupant Detection System Sensor Pad to fifteen \(15\) years with unlimited mileage, starting from the date the vehicle was first put into service.
- [WTY016\_DP](/bulletins/10180659.md), 2020-10-05, Service bulletin: AIR BAGS; EQUIPMENT; SEATS. WARRANTY EXTENSION PROGRAM \- This document is the notice to dealer principals, advising them of the Warranty Extension on the Occupant Detection System Sensor Pad to fifteen \(15\) years with unlimited mileage, starting from the date the vehicle was first put into service.
- [WTY003\_REIMB](/bulletins/10164383.md), 2019-09-06, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT; AIR BAGS. This document is a Request for Reimbursement Form sent to the owners along with the notification letter to be used if the customer has paid for repairs to the airbag clock spring assembly.
- [WTY003\_OWNER](/bulletins/10164382.md), 2019-09-06, Service bulletin: AIR BAGS; EQUIPMENT. WTY003\_OWNER: This document is the owner notification letter advising the owners of the warranty extension on the 2011\-2015 My Sorento Airbag Clock Spring Assembly.
- [WTY003QA](/bulletins/10094571.md), 2017-03-10, Service bulletin: AIR BAGS. Q AND A: WTY003 \- 2011\-2015 MY SORENTO DRIVER’S FRONT AIRBAG CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY KIA NEW VEHICLE LIMITED WARRANTY EXTENSION Q \& A

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