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Service bulletin TSBTRA069R1

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10116122
Published by NHTSA2017-08-25
Manufacturer's numberTSBTRA069R1
Manufacturer's date2017-06-09
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

NHTSA's summary

TSB: COMBINATION TSB / SERVICE ACTION: SHIFT QUALITY IMPROVEMENT (SA292A) - This bulletin provides the procedure to improve the logic of the Transmission Control Unit (TCU) on some 2016MY Optima (JFa) 2.0T, produced from September 11, 2015 through October 6, 2016, 2016MY Sorento (UMa) 2.0T, produced from October 23, 2014 through April 18, 2016, Sorento (UMa) 2.4L, produced from November 18, 2014 through January 19, 2016, and Sorento (UMa) 3.3L vehicles, produced from October 23, 2014 through April 18, 2016, which may experience a shift quality concern, such as a harsh downshift, upshift, and/or shift delay. To correct this concern, apply the improved logic to the TCU using the KDS download as described in this bulletin.

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission

Vehicles listed
KIA OPTIMA2016
KIA SORENTO2016

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
22V6120002022-08-10. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
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