Kia Sportage 2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin PS453 · NHTSA communication 10089340 · issued Jun 14, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2017
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Pitstop: intermittent am/fm radio static - some 2017my sportage (ql) vehicles may experience am/fm radio static, especially when the vehicle drives over bumps. This condition can be caused by loose connections at the base of the antenna. Follow the procedure outlined below to resolve the concern.
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.