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Kia Sportage 2014–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin SC185_POC · NHTSA communication 10173527 · issued Mar 24, 2020

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

Official summary

VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS SERVICE CAMPAIGN (SC184) - PROOF OF COMPLETION CARD - This card is provided to vehicle owners whose vehicles are registered in one of the S.177 States to show that the recall has been completed on their vehicles. The S.177 States are: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont or Washington

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.