Service bulletin TSB-BOD093R3

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.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10109783
Published by NHTSA	2017-08-02
Manufacturer's number	TSB-BOD093R3
Manufacturer's date	2014-10-31
NHTSA component	SEATS; SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY

NHTSA's summary

TSB: SECOND ROW SEAT INOPERATIVE OR DIFFICULT TO RELEASE - This bulletin provides information related to some 2011-2013MY Sorento (XMa) vehicles, produced from October 26, 2009 to November 5, 2012, which may exhibit a concern related to the second row seats being inoperative or difficult to release.

The document

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Components

Seats

Vehicles listed
KIA SORENTO	2011, 2012, 2013

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

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TSB-BOD090R1	2017-08-02. Service bulletin. TSB: DRIVER?S SIDE POWER SEAT TRIM COVER REPLACEMENT AND WASHER RELOCATION - This bulletin provides information about some 2011~12MY Sorento models produced before November 1, 2011 that may experience a loose or disengaged driver?s side seat outer trim cover from the mounting bracket assembly.
TT046	2017-08-02. Service bulletin. TECH TIP: Passenger seat not as warm as the driver?s seat - There will be a difference in temperature between the RH and LH cushions. The same heaters are used in the cushions of both seats, but the RH cushion has a body sensor mat applied over the heater, resulting in less heat reaching the front passenger.
TSBBOD093R5	2017-02-17. Service bulletin. TSB: SECOND ROW SEAT INOPERATIVE OR DIFFICULT TO RELEASE - THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION RELATED TO SOME 2011-2013MY SORENTO (XMA) VEHICLES, PRODUCED FROM OCTOBER 26, 2009 TO NOVEMBER 5, 2012, WHICH MAY EXHIBIT A CONCERN RELATED TO THE SECOND ROW SEATS BEING INOPERATIVE OR DIFFICULT TO RELEASE. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT SOME AMOUNT OF EFFORT IS REQUIRED TO FOLD THE 2ND ROW SEATS. TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION, FOLLOW THE SERVICE PROCEDURE OUTLINED IN THIS TSB.