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Kia Sportage 2014–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin SC185_DP · NHTSA communication 10173518 · issued Mar 19, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2014–2016
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS SERVICE CAMPAIGN (SC185): DEALER PRINCIPAL NOTICE - EMISSION LOGIC IMPROVEMENT- This memo is to advise the dealer principals that Kia is conducting a Voluntary Emissions Service Campaign on certain 2014-2016 MY Kia Sportage vehicles equipped with the 2.4-Liter GDI SULEV engine, to update the emission related logic of the Engine Control Module (ECM) with an improved version to ensure compliance with emissions regulations.

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.