Kia Sportage 2005–2007 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB-023 · NHTSA communication 10031946 · issued Aug 1, 2009
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2005–2007
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
Kia: vehicles with 4wd system may exhibit a droning noise originating from the 4wd coupling while driving between 12-37mph. The cause of this condition may be the internal part of the 4wd coupling assembly is binding due to a possible damaged roller bearing. *pe
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.