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Kia Sportage 1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 1018 · NHTSA communication 625917 · issued Oct 18, 2001

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1999
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Information regarding manifold catalytic converter replacement. Questions and answers for recall. *et

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.