Affected Component: TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS

Date Published
FEB 14, 2017
NHTSA TSB #
10109882
TSB Document
Summary
TSB: SERVICE ACTION: TPMS SENSOR REPLACEMENT (SA279) - This bulletin provides information regarding Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) sensors on some 2016-2017MY Sorento (UMa) vehicles, produced from February 2, 2016 to November 3, 2016, which may exhibit a TPMS malfunction light illuminated. This concern is caused by the TPMS sensor status set to ?SHIP MODE? instead of ?PARK MODE? or ?DRIVE MODE?. Follow the procedure outlined in this bulletin to inspect and if necessary, replace the TPMS sensor. Before conducting the procedure, verify that the vehicle is included in the list of affected VINs.