{"nhtsa_id":10080041,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2016-09-14","date":"2016-02-23","document_id":"PS-4444","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER","mfr_system":null,"summary":"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.","document":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10080041","components":[{"id":"seats","name":"Seats","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"KIA","model":"SORENTO","year_from":2016,"year_to":2016,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2016_kia_sorento"]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}