Kia Sportage 2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB-CHA045 · NHTSA communication 10109754 · issued Sep 10, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
component
2013
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
TSB: GROANING NOISE FROM BRAKE SYSTEM (SA169) - This bulletin provides information related to the replacement of the front brake pads on some 2013MY Sportage (SL) vehicles, produced from November 1, 2012 through December 8, 2012, which may exhibit a loud groaning noise coming from the front brake pads.
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.