Kia Sportage 2014–2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin VPI1802_OWNER_SP · NHTSA communication 10144239 · issued Aug 27, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2014–2015
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN: Dear Kia Sportage Owner: Kia Motors America, Inc. is conducting an important Product Improvement Campaign to perform a software update on all 2014-2015 MY Sportage vehicles equipped with 2.4L Gasoline Direct Injection (?GDI?) and 2.0L Turbocharged GDI (?T-GDI?) engines to protect the engine from excessive connecting rod bearing damage. The update will be done free of charge and will only involve the addition of newly developed computer software for the Engine Control Unit (?ECU?).
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.