TSB WTY042 — Kia Warranty extension
WTY042 is a warranty extension on file with NHTSA for the Kia Sorento, 2021–2025 model years, filed and re-filed as 6 documents. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.
What the bulletin says. WARRANTY EXTENSION CAMPAIGN: REIMBURSEMENT FORM (WTY042) - This document is a Reimbursement Request form that was mailed with the customer letter advising them to submit the form if they had paid for repairs for this same matter prior to the warranty extension campaign program…
NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.
Worth checking your VIN against. WTY042 is filed as a warranty extension, which unlike an ordinary bulletin can mean free or reimbursed work when a vehicle qualifies. Ask a dealer using the document ID below, and check open recalls separately at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Vehicles and model years WTY042 names
Every document filed under WTY042
Manufacturers re-issue a bulletin as the repair changes, and file separate copies for technicians and for owners. All of them carry the same number.
| Document ID | Filed | Type |
|---|---|---|
| WTY042_OWNR | March 26, 2026 | Warranty extension |
| WTY042_DP | March 24, 2026 | Warranty extension |
| WTY042_DPSM | March 24, 2026 | Warranty extension |
| WTY042_QA | March 24, 2026 | Warranty extension |
| WTY042_REIMB | March 24, 2026 | Warranty extension |
| WTY042_TSB | March 24, 2026 | Service bulletin |
What WTY042 covers
Electrical — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.
Questions buyers ask
What is TSB WTY042?
WTY042 is a warranty extension filed with NHTSA by Kia, covering the Kia Sorento across the 2021–2025 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: WARRANTY EXTENSION CAMPAIGN: REIMBURSEMENT FORM (WTY042) - This document is a Reimbursement Request form that was mailed with the customer letter advising them to submit the form if they had paid for repairs for this same matter prior to the warranty extension campaign program…
Which vehicles does WTY042 cover?
NHTSA's file names Kia Sorento (2021–2025). 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 WTY042 a recall, and is the repair free?
WTY042 is filed as a warranty extension, not a recall — but this is the kind of communication that can mean free or reimbursed work if your VIN qualifies. Take the number to a dealer and ask. Recalls are separate and always free; check yours by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
How do I get the full text of WTY042?
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 WTY042, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.
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 WTY042. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.