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Kia Sportage 2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSBENG180 · NHTSA communication 10127031 · issued Dec 19, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2018
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Tsb - service action: 2.4l engine start logic improvement (sa320) -

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.