Kia Sportage 2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin WTY020_OWNR · NHTSA communication 10189304 · issued Mar 19, 2021
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Latches/locks/linkages
component
2017
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
WARRANTY EXTENSION: OWNER NOTIFICATION - Kia Motors America, Inc. takes pride in providing you with high quality and dependable vehicles. In order to maintain these standards, Kia is extending the New Vehicle Limited Warranty coverage for the door latches, for original and subsequent owners of certain 2017 MY Sportage vehicles, from 5-years/60,000-miles to 10-years/unlimited-miles starting from the date the vehicle was first put into service. Kia has determined that over time and extended use, the door latches may not function properly when the outside handle is pulled. If the door latch is no
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.