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Kia Sportage 2020technical service bulletin

Bulletin SC222_TSB · NHTSA communication 10210263 · issued Apr 6, 2022

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

Official summary

VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS SERVICE CAMPAIGN: VEHICLE EMISSION CONTROL INFORMATION (VECI) LABEL REPLACEMENT (SC222) - This bulletin provides information to replace the Vehicle Emission Control Information (VECI) label on some 2020MY Sportage (QL) vehicles with 2.0L T-GDI engines produced from December 19, 2018 through May 13, 2020. An incorrect VECI label was installed during production of these vehicles.

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.