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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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TSBBOD1702017-08-02. Service bulletin. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT. TSB: FRONT SEAT HEADREST REPLACEMENT - This bulletin provides the procedure to replace both front seat headrests of some 2016MY Sorento (UMa) vehicles, produced from November 17, 2014 through June 15, 2015, which may exhibit detachment of the plastic trim piece on either side of the headrest, as shown below. Follow the procedure outlined in this bulletin to replace both front seat headrests, even if only one headrest is affected.
TSBBOD113R12017-01-18. Service bulletin. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT. SERVICE ACTION: FRONT SEAT HEADREST REPAIR (SA196) - THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES THE PROCEDURE TO REPAIR OR, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE FRONT SEAT HEADRESTS OF SOME 2016MY SORENTO (UMA) VEHICLES, PRODUCED FROM JOB #1 THROUGH JUNE 15, 2015, WHICH MAY EXHIBIT DETACHMENT OF THE PLASTIC TRIM PIECE ON EITHER SIDE OF THE HEADREST, AS SHOWN BELOW. TO CORRECT AND/OR PREVENT THIS CONDITION, KIA IS REQUESTING THE COMPLETION OF THIS SERVICE ACTION ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES, INCLUDING DEALER STOCK, PRIOR TO DELIVERY.
PS-44442016-09-14. Service bulletin. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER. FRONT SEAT HEATER INOPERATIVE - THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES THE STEPS TO FOLLOW WHEN DIAGNOSING A CUSTOMER CONCERN OF AN INOPERATIVE SEAT HEATER, FIRST, IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF SYSTEM THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH – SEAT HEATER ONLY, OR SEAT HEATER WITH VENTILATION. THEN, FOLLOW STEPS IN THE BULLETIN.
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.