Kia Sportage 2005–2007 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin PI1801_DSM · NHTSA communication 10133185 · issued Mar 26, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
2005–2007
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
DEALER SERVICE MANAGER NOTICE - Advises the Dealer Service Manager of the new Product Improvement Program to replace the fuel tank straps on certain 2005-2007MY Sportage vehicles manufactured from May 27, 2004 through April 25, 2007. Although there have been no customer complaints about the fuel tank straps on the affected vehicles, Kia has decided to do a Product Improvement campaign to replace those straps. The improved straps will increase the long term durability of these parts.
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.