Kia Sportage 2017–2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSBCLI041 · NHTSA communication 10123326 · issued Oct 26, 2017
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2017–2018
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
TSB - SERVICE ACTION: EVAPORATOR TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND/OR ECV REPLACEMENT (SA309) - This bulletin provides the procedure to replace the Evaporator Temperature Sensor and /or ECV (External Control Valve) on 2017-2018MY Sportage (QL) vehicles produced from December 1, 2015 through July 18, 2017, which may exhibit intermittent poor air conditioning performance.
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.