Kia service campaign SC330
Kia filed this with NHTSA as a service campaign dated Sep 15, 2025, received Jan 30, 2025, about the electrical system — 6 documents under this number: SC330_OWNR_201, SC330_OWNR, SC330_TSB, SC330_QA and more. It names 3 model years (2016–2018). A service campaign is not a safety recall — there is no NHTSA campaign number and no federal requirement — but it is usually work the manufacturer pays for on the vehicles it names; the dealer checks the VIN against the manufacturer’s list.
What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationTECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN: MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH REPAIR (SC330) - This bulletin provides information to repair the multi-function switch knob on certain 2016-2018MY Sorento (UMa) vehicles manufactured from October 27, 2014 through March 7, 2018. The contact points in the multi-function switch in the subject vehicles may become worn over time, which may result in intermittent headlamp flickering.
Documents filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC330_OWNR_201 | Service campaign | Sep 15, 2025 | 11023265 | not yet checked |
| SC330_OWNR | Service campaign | Feb 1, 2025 | 11013247 | not yet checked |
| SC330_TSB | Service bulletin | Jan 30, 2025 | 11013360 | not yet checked |
| SC330_QA | Service campaign | Jan 30, 2025 | 11013248 | not yet checked |
| SC330_DPSM | Service campaign | Jan 30, 2025 | 11013246 | not yet checked |
| SC330_DP | Service campaign | Jan 30, 2025 | 11013245 | not yet checked |
The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5. One communication is usually filed as several documents — the bulletin, a dealer notice, an owner letter — and the number on any of them finds this page. A PDF link is shown only once NHTSA’s own server has been seen to serve that document; the rest are checked over the following nights. Quote the number at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Model years it names
Source: as the manufacturer filed themA vehicle page’s bulletin list shows the newest few communications filed against that model year; the count there is every one.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Kia SC330 a recall?
No. A service campaign is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR 579.5; a safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number (two digits, a letter, six digits) and a federal duty to repair for free. Check the vehicle’s recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or on its page here.
Is the SC330 repair free?
A service campaign is usually paid by the manufacturer on the vehicles it names, within the terms and time limit the document sets; the dealer checks the VIN against the manufacturer’s list.
Which vehicles does SC330 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 3 model years: 2018 Kia Sorento, 2017 Kia Sorento, 2016 Kia Sorento. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.