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Kia Seltos 2021technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB_ENG216 · NHTSA communication 10176072 · issued May 22, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2021
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: DATA COLLECTION: EXTRACT CALIFORNIA EMISSIONS DATA FROM ECU (DC21) - This bulletin provides information related to extracting "in-use performance tracking" emissions data from the Engine Control Unit (ECU) of certain vehicles sold in California.

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.