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Kia Sportage 2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin VSCSC161TSB · NHTSA communication 10128637 · issued Jan 23, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2018
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

SC161 - TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) - This publication contains the repair procedures for the campaign.

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.