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Kia Sportage 2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSBSST045 · NHTSA communication 10089386 · issued Jul 22, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2017
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Tsb: r1234yf refrigerant leak detector - the ld-2 arctic pro leak detector, supplied with the mahle acx-1299 refrigerant recovery equipment, can aid in locating r1234yf refrigerant leaks.

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.