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Kia Sportage 2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-TRA065 · NHTSA communication 10109780 · issued Nov 3, 2016

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

Official summary

TSB: SERVICE ACTION: TCU UPGRADE ? DRIVING PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT (SA257) - This bulletin provides information related to the TCU (Transmission Control Unit) software upgrade of some 2017MY Sportage (QL) 2.0T-GDI/2.4GDI vehicles produced from December 10, 2015 through October 27, 2016 to improve the gear shift and acceleration performance logic.

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.