TSB ELE108 — Kia Service bulletin

ELE108 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Kia Sorento, 2011–2015 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON (WTY003) - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. New/revised sections of this bulletin are indicated by a black bar in the margin area. This bulletin provides information related to the replacement…

NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.

1Document filed
1Vehicle named
5Model years

Vehicles and model years ELE108 names

VehicleModel years
Kia Sorento 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

Every document filed under ELE108

Document IDFiledType
TSB_ELE108_R1 December 11, 2024 Service bulletin

What ELE108 covers

Airbags, Steering — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB ELE108?

ELE108 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Kia, covering the Kia Sorento across the 2011–2015 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON (WTY003) - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. New/revised sections of this bulletin are indicated by a black bar in the margin area. This bulletin provides information related to the replacement…

Which vehicles does ELE108 cover?

NHTSA's file names Kia Sorento (2011–2015). A bulletin number can be re-issued against more vehicles later, so check the model-year list on this page against your own.

Is TSB ELE108 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. ELE108 is repair guidance the manufacturer sent its dealers, not a safety defect finding. You pay for the work unless the vehicle is still under warranty. Recall repairs, by contrast, are always free.

How do I get the full text of ELE108?

Take the document ID to a dealer's service desk, or search NHTSA's manufacturer-communications records. This page carries every document ID filed under ELE108, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.

Data updated 2026-08-20 from NHTSA's public records

Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. This page lists only what NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file records under ELE108. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.