Kia Sportage 2011–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SC184_DSM · NHTSA communication 10173484 · issued Mar 17, 2020
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2011–2016
model years
6
vehicle entries
Official summary
VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS SERVICE CAMPAIGN (SC184): EVAPORATIVE CANISTER - DEALER SERVICE MANAGER NOTICE - This notice is to announce a 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.
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.