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Kia Sportage 2020technical service bulletin

Bulletin SC222_DPSM · NHTSA communication 10210259 · issued Apr 4, 2022

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2020
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS SERVICE CAMPAIGN: DEALER PARTS AND SERVICE MANAGER MEMO - This document is the announcement to the dealer Parts and Service Managers that Kia is conducting a Voluntary Emissions Service Campaign to replace the Vehicle Emission Control Information (VECI) Label on 2020 MY Sportage vehicles equipped with the 2.0L Turbo engine and produced from December 19, 2018 through May 13, 2020. An incorrect VECI label was installed during the production of these vehicles.

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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.