Service bulletins for the 2012 Kia Sorento
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.
233 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| TSBCHA059 | 2017-01-23. Service bulletin. WHEELS:HUB. TSB: 2WD HUB/REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR REPLACEMENT - THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES THE PROCEDURE TO REPLACE THE REAR WHEEL HUBS OF SOME OF SORENTO (XMA) VEHICLES, PRODUCED FROM JOB #1 THROUGH APRIL 4TH, 2012, WHICH MAY EXPERIENCE A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) (C1206 ~ C1211) DUE TO POSSIBLE WATER INTRUSION INTO THE REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. |
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| TSBELE108 | 2017-01-23. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. TSB: AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON - THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION RELATED TO THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY ON 2011MY – 2015MY SORENTO (XMA) VEHICLES. IF THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON WITH ANY OF THE DTCS LISTED BELOW, FOLLOW THE PROCEDURE OUTLINED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. |
| TSBSST041 | 2017-01-18. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. TSB: KDS - AUDIO UPDATE MODULE (AUM) - THE GDS AUDIO UPDATE MODULE (AUM) WAS INTRODUCED IN FOURTH QUARTER OF 2013. THIS SPECIAL SERVICE TOOL (SST) WAS DEVELOPED TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF UPDATING 2010MY, AND LATER, KIA AUDIO HEAD UNITS USING A GDS, AND NOW, THE SAME FUNCTIONALITY IS AVAILABLE ON KDS. SOME TECHNICIANS MAY NOT BE AWARE OF THE BENEFITS THE AUM TOOL HAS TO OFFER. THE AUM ELIMINATES THE NEED FOR MULTIPLE USB FLASH DRIVES FOR SPECIFIC VEHICLE MODELS AND APPLICATIONS WHICH, IF MISAPPLIED, MAY RESULT IN AN IMPROPER AUDIO SYSTEM SOFTWARE UPDATE AND/OR LOCKED UP HEAD UNIT. ADDITIONALLY, FIELD REPORTS HAVE INDICATED THAT USB DRIVES FOR AUDIO UPDATES ARE EASILY LOST OR MISPLACED. |
| TSB-ELE-077-R1 | 2016-09-14. Service bulletin. BACK OVER PREVENTION: CAMERA SYSTEM. TSB: REAR VIEW CAMERA DIAGNOSIS/REPLACEMENT - THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION TO DIAGNOSE AND/OR REPLACE THE REAR VIEW CAMERA OF SOME KIA VEHICLES (SEE TABLE ON PG. 6 FOR SPECIFIC MODELS AND PRODUCTION DATES) WHICH MAY EXHIBIT INADEQUATE IMAGE QUALITY FROM THE REAR VIEW CAMERA. DIAGNOSE THE CONCERNS USING THE INFORMATION IN THIS BULLETIN AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE REAR VIEW CAMERA WITH AN IMPROVED PART BY FOLLOWING THE APPLICABLE SERVICE PROCEDURE ON KGIS. |
| TT037 | 2016-03-31. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| TT016 | 2016-03-31. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| PS271 | 2016-03-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE; EQUIPMENT. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| 099 | 2016-03-16. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER; EQUIPMENT. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| 093 | 2016-03-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| 056 | 2016-03-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| PS284 | 2016-03-16. Service bulletin. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER; EQUIPMENT. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| PS269 | 2016-03-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| TT059 | 2016-03-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| TT053 | 2016-03-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH; EQUIPMENT. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| TT051 | 2016-03-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| TT046 | 2016-03-16. Service bulletin. SEATS; EQUIPMENT. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| TT036 | 2016-03-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; EQUIPMENT. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| TT035 | 2016-03-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| TT031 | 2016-03-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| 140 | 2016-03-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| 093 | 2016-03-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| 042 | 2016-03-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| 041 | 2016-03-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| 047 | 2015-08-04. Service bulletin. PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE:HYDRAULIC:ACTUATOR. KIA 2011-2016 MY SPORTAGE : THE PROCEDURE FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR ON CERTAIN ALL-WHEEL DRIVE EQUIPPED SPORTAGE VEHICLES, WILL EXHIBIT AN INOPERATIVE AWD SYSTEM WITH MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP. *LJ |
| 077 | 2015-05-05. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES. KIA OPTIMA /SORENTO: 2012-2014 REAR VIEW CAMERA REQUIRES REPLACEMENT ON SPECIFIC MODELS. *LJ |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.