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Service bulletins for the 2016 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.

275 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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PS7972025-12-18. Other. BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS. PITSTOP: TECHNICAL OPERATIONS: EXTERNAL DAMAGE TO ULTRASONIC SENSOR: This Pitstop provides information related to Parking Distance Warning (PDW) alerts and repairs involving ultrasonic sensors. The PDW system alerts the driver while parking, by calculating distance based on the difference in signal transmission and reception times between the vehicle (ultrasonic sensor) and an object. The membrane film of the ultrasonic sensor is used for object detention and can be damaged by stone chips or foreign substances while driving. Damage to the cover of the ultrasonic sensor can also lead to damage to the internal circuit. As a result of this external damage, the PDW system may not receive the proper signal from the ultrasonic sensor. In some cases, the system may cause a false alarm, no alert, or phantom warnings by a “Warning Lamp’ to be displayed on the cluster. The ultrasonic sensor membrane film should be always inspected for external damage and if any part replacement should be treated as a general repair, not as a warranty claim repair for this concern. (Please note that this Pitstop only applies to models/trims that are equipped with the ultrasonic sensors.)
PS7042021-08-25. Service bulletin. FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. PITSTOP: FRONT RADAR SENSOR MOUNTING INSPECTION (PS704) - This pitstop provides information regarding front radar sensor alignment on 2014MY and later vehicles that may exhibit a warning light ON related to radar sensor alignment errors in the Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA)/Smart Cruise Control (SCC) system.
TSB_ELE2052020-09-03. Service bulletin. BACK OVER PREVENTION: CAMERA SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: REAR VIEW CAMERA REPLACEMENT - This bulletin provides the procedure to replace the rear view camera on some 2016-2020MY Sorento (UMa) produced from SOP through July 9, 2020, due to distortion and/or blue screen caused by moisture intrusion into the camera assembly.
PS5512018-04-16. Service bulletin. BACK OVER PREVENTION; LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK. PITSTOP - RATTLE NOISE FROM REAR OF THE VEHICLE (PS551) - This Pitstop contains information regarding a rattle type noise heard from the rear of the vehicle when closing a door or trunk on some 2016MY-2018MY vehicles.
PS5452018-03-13. Service bulletin. LANE DEPARTURE: WARNING; LANE DEPARTURE. PITSTOP - LDWS VARIANT CODING - This Pitstop provides information regarding the correct ?Variant Coding? settings for the Lane Departure Warning System (LDWS) unit (A) on some 2016MY Sorento (UMa) vehicles.
TSB-ELE123R12017-08-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; BACK OVER PREVENTION: CAMERA SYSTEM. TSB: DARK BACK-UP CAMERA DISPLAY ON UVO eSERVICES (UVO 2.0) - This bulletin provides the procedure to upgrade the UVO 2.0 software on some 2016MY Sorento (UMa) vehicles, produced from October 27, 2014 to April 26, 2016, which may experience a ?dark? back-up camera display in situations in which there is partial shade and bright sunlight causing high contrast. This may occur when backing out of a garage or when parked under trees and is dependent upon the sun position in the sky. Follow the procedure outlined in this bulletin to improve the brightness of the back-up camera.
PS4992017-08-02. Service bulletin. LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION. PITSTOP : BLIND SPOT DETECTION (BSD) VARIANT CODING OPTIONS - Following the replacement of a Blind Spot Detection (BSD) module, select the appropriate variant code, based on the trim level of the vehicle being serviced.
TSB-ELE1232017-08-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; BACK OVER PREVENTION. TSB: DARK BACK-UP CAMERA DISPLAY ON UVO eSERVICES (UVO 2.0) - This bulletin provides the procedure to upgrade the UVO 2.0 software on some 2016MY Sorento (UMa) vehicles, produced from October 27, 2014 to April 26, 2016, which may experience a ?dark? back-up camera display in situations in which there is partial shade and bright sunlight causing high contrast. This may occur when backing out of a garage or when parked under trees and is dependent upon the sun position in the sky. Follow the procedure outlined in this bulletin to improve the brightness of the back-up camera.
PS4652017-02-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. PITSTOP: RECALIBRATION OF BLIND SPOT DETECTION AFTER COLLISION REPAIRS - THIS PITSTOP PROVIDES INFORMATION RELATING TO SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH BLIND SPOT DETECTION (BSD), WHICH MAY EXHIBIT A “CHECK BSD SYSTEM” MESSAGE WITH DTCS: C270254 AND C270354: C270254: CONTROL MODULE MASTER MISSING CALIBRATION / C270354: CONTROL MODULE SLAVE MISSING CALIBRATION
0732015-08-04. Service bulletin. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST; STEERING; LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION. KIA 2016 MY SORENTO: TECHNOLOGY HIGHLIGHTED FEATURES ARE: DRIVE MODE INTEGRATED CONTROL SYSTEM, BLIND SPOT DETECTING, LANE DEPARTURE SYSTEM, BLUETOOTH WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY, STEERING WHEEL CONTROL, ETC. *LJ

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.