Service bulletin TSB-CHA073
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 | 10116820 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2017-08-31 |
| Manufacturer's number | TSB-CHA073 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2016-12-21 |
| NHTSA component | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT |
NHTSA's summary
TSB: COMBINED TSB / SERVICE ACTION: BALL JOINT REPLACEMENT (SA242) - This bulletin provides the procedure to replace both left and right front lower ball joints on some 2016-2017MY Sorento (UMa) vehicles, originally sold in one of twenty-eight (28) salt belt states, produced from November 6, 2014 to December 23, 2015, which may experience an unusual noise from the front of the vehicle, over rough road surfaces. Before conducting the procedure, verify the vehicle is included in the list of affected VINs.
The document
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Components
Suspension, Ball joint, Control arm
| KIA SORENTO | 2016, 2017 |
|---|
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.