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Kia Sportage 1998technical service bulletin

Bulletin 016 · NHTSA communication 615644 · issued Sep 1, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1998
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Emissions recall campaign: manifold catalytic converter replacement. *tt

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.