Kia Sportage 2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB-ELE118 · NHTSA communication 10109679 · issued Oct 27, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2017
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
TSB: SERVICE ACTION: BCM UPGRADE-FUEL DOOR OPEN LOGIC IMPROVEMENT (SA247) - This bulletin provides information related to the BCM (Body Control Module) software upgrade on 2017MY Sportage (QL) vehicles to improve the fuel door open logic. To install the upgraded logic, the BCM should be reprogrammed using the GDS/KDS download.
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.