Kia Sportage 2014 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin WTYCS201702 · NHTSA communication 10115247 · issued Jul 7, 2017
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment Adaptive/mobility
component
2014
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
CUSTOMER SATISFACTION BULLETIN: 2017-02 - 2014 MY SPORTAGE (SL) ENGINE SHORT BLOCK WARRANTY EXTENSION - The purpose of this bulletin is to provide information related to the extension of the New Vehicle Limited Warranty for the Engine Short Block Assembly (engine block, crankshaft and bearings, connecting rods and bearings and pistons) on certain 2014 MY Sportage vehicles with 2.4L GDI or 2.0L Turbo GDI engine to 10 years starting from the date of first service or 120,000 miles whichever occurs first, regardless of whether the vehicle owner is an original or subsequent vehicle owner.
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.