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P1B77 on the 2025 Kia Sorento

The bulletins listed name this code in NHTSA's summary, or are about the same components. A bulletin or a recall listed here may apply to the model year. None of it is a diagnosis.

This code is specific to a manufacturer and is not described here. Its meaning is in the manufacturer's service information.

Bulletins for this model year that name P1B77
TSB_ELE3642024-12-23. Service bulletin. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: MOTOR CONTROL UNIT (MCU) LOGIC IMPROVEMENT (SA596) - This bulletin provides the procedure to update the Motor Control Unit (MCU) software on certain 2025MY Sorento HEV (MQ4 HEV) vehicles equipped with 19” wheels and produced from March 4, 2024 through November 9, 2024. The affected vehicles may exhibit traction motor noise, an inoperable A/C, and illuminated warning lights with DTCs P0A3C, P0AF0, P1B77 stored due to intermittent traction motor operation when the hybrid system powers ‘OFF’ during the engine clutch calibration procedure.

1 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19. See them in the bulletin list. A bulletin lists model years: read the document for which vehicles it concerns.