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Kia Sportage 2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin PS451 · NHTSA communication 10089429 · issued May 25, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2017
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Front license plate and mounting bracket position on vehicles equipped with aeb - on 2017 my sportage (ql) vehicles equipped with autonomous emergency brake (aeb), the front license plate bracket is installed in one of two different positions, depending on whether the vehicle is equipped with 2wd or all-wheel-drive (awd). Follow the instructions in this bulletin to ensure that the aeb system is not being impaired by an incorrect license plate installation.

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.