Kia Sportage 2021 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB_ELE217 · NHTSA communication 10182033 · issued Oct 26, 2020
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2021
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: AVN SOFTWARE UPDATE (SA444) - This bulletin provides information to update the AVN software on some 2021MY Sportage (QL) vehicles produced from May 17, 2020 through May 22, 2020 which may display a 'Battery Discharge Warning' message on the head unit during engine startup.
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.