Kia Sportage 2014–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SC185_DSM · NHTSA communication 10173520 · issued Mar 19, 2020
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2014–2016
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS SERVICE CAMPAIGN (SC185): DEALER SERVICE MANAGER NOTICE - EMISSION LOGIC IMPROVEMENT- This memo is to advise the dealer service managers that Kia is conducting a Voluntary Emissions Service Campaign on certain 2014-2016 MY Kia Sportage vehicles equipped with the 2.4-Liter GDI SULEV engine, to update the emission related logic of the Engine Control Module (ECM) with an improved version to ensure compliance with emissions regulations.
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.