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Kia Sportage 2011–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin SC184_DP · NHTSA communication 10173478 · issued Mar 17, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
2011–2016
model years
6
vehicle entries

Official summary

VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS SERVICE CAMPAIGN (SC184): EVAPORATIVE CANISTER - DEALER PRINCIPAL NOTICE - Announces the new Voluntary Emissions Service Campaign to inspect the evaporative canister and, if necessary, install an Auxiliary Canister Kit to improve evaporative system performance on certain 2011-2016 MY Kia Sportage vehicles equipped with the 2.4-liter ULEV engine and manufactured from May 6, 2010 through November 16, 2015.

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.