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Kia Sportage 2012technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSBENG130 · NHTSA communication 10090612 · issued Jul 29, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2012
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Service action: ecm upgrade reflash and ewga adjustment procedure (sa149) - on some 2012 sportage (sl) vehicles with 2.0 t-gdi engine produced from may 20, 2011 to january 17, 2012 the mil may illuminate with dtc p2562 and/or p2565. To prevent and/or correct this condition, follow the procedures outlined in this bulletin to a) reflash the affected vehicle s control unit, and b) to check and if necessary adjust the electronic waste gate actuator (ewga) rod length.

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.