P0741 on Kia vehicles The torque converter clutch is not locking up when commanded
P0741 is named on 6 Kia model years (2019–2023): 5 manufacturer filings and 4 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Sorento, Telluride, Rio, Sedona.
Which Kia model years name P0741
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Kia Sorento | Power Train | 2 | 1 |
| 2020 Kia Telluride | Power Train | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 Kia Telluride | Power Train | — | 1 |
| 2021 Kia Sorento | Engine | — | 1 |
| 2020 Kia Rio | Power Train | 1 | — |
| 2019 Kia Sedona | Power Train | 1 | — |
A model year is listed because the code is named in its own record — a bulletin filed against it, or an owner’s complaint about it — not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are documents in NHTSA’s files, not failure rates.
What Kia owners said
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners’ own words, scrubbed of anything identifying. Unverified reports filed with NHTSA — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
Symptoms are consistent with torque converter clutch failure documented under Kia TSB 089 (DTC P0741) and Service Action SA490
Kia filings that name P0741
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsBulletins and campaigns Kia filed with NHTSA whose summary names P0741. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
- TSBTRA082 Service bulletin2019-05-23 · Power Train — Automatic Transmission — Control Module (Tcm/Pcm/Tecm)
- TSB: SERVICE ACTION: 3.3 GDI 8AT TCU LOGIC IMPROVEMENT FOR DTC P0741(SA387) - This bulletin provides the procedure to improve logic of the TCU (Transmission Control Unit) software on some 2019MY Sorento (UMa) 3.3L vehicles produced from January 24, 2018 to March 26, 2019, which may experience a malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) ON with DTC P0741. To correct this concern, apply the improved logic to
- TSBTRA082_R1 Service bulletin2019-07-03 · Power Train
- TSB: SERVICE ACTION: 3.3L GDI 8AT TCU LOGIC IMPROVEMENT FOR DTC P0741(SA387) - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. This bulletin provides the procedure to improve the logic of the Transmission Control Unit (TCU) software on some 2019MY Sorento (UMa) vehicles produced from January 24, 2018 through March 26, 2019, and Sedona (YP) produced from February 14, 2018 through
- TSB_TRA089 Service bulletin2020-04-08 · Power Train
- TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: TCM MIL ON DTC P0741 LOGIC IMPROVEMENT - This bulletin provides the procedure to improve the logic of the Transmission Control Module (TCM) on some 2020MY Telluride (ON) vehicles, produced from February 6, 2019 through December 9, 2019, which may illuminate MIL DTC P0741.
- TSB_TRA097 Service bulletin2021-04-29 · Power Train
- TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: IVT/CVT SW LOGIC IMPROVEMENT AND/OR IVT/CVT REPLACEMENT (SA476) - This bulletin provides the procedure to improve the software logic of the IVT (Intelligent Variable Transmission)/CVT (Continuous Variable Transmission) on some 2020MY Rio (SC) vehicles produced from July 1, 2019 through August 10, 2020 equipped with IVT/CVT, which may exhibit an MIL on wi
What P0741 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIThe torque converter clutch is not locking up when commanded.
A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. The record above is what Kia and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardIs P0741 a known problem on Kia vehicles?
It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 5 manufacturer filings and 4 owner reports naming P0741 on 6 Kia model years (2019–2023). Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count — but a bulletin that names the code on your model year is the place to start.
Which Kia models does P0741 appear on most?
2019 Sorento (3 documents), 2020 Telluride (2 documents), 2020 Rio (1 document).
Does P0741 on a Kia mean it is recalled?
No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN; no recall is triggered by a scan tool. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or open the model year's page here for the campaigns filed against it.