Kia Sportage 2011–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SC184_QA · NHTSA communication 10173485 · issued Mar 17, 2020
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
2011–2016
model years
6
vehicle entries
Official summary
VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS SERVICE CAMPAIGN (SC184): EVAPORATIVE CANISTER - QA - This document is a Question and Answer guide for the Voluntary Emissions Service Campaign to inspect the evaporative canister and, if necessary, install an Auxiliary Canister Kit to improve evaporative system performance on certain 2011-2016 MY Kia Sportage vehicles equipped with the 2.4-liter ULEV engine and manufactured from May 6, 2010 through November 16, 2015.
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.