Kia Sportage 2011–2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin PI2103_DSM · NHTSA communication 10190544 · issued Apr 19, 2021
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2011–2013
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN: DEALER PARTS AND SERVICE MANAGER MEMO - This document is the announcement to the dealer Parts and Service Managers that Kia is conducting a Product Improvement Campaign to perform a software update to the Engine Control Unit (ECU) to protect the engine from excessive connecting rod bearing damage on some 2011-2013 MY Kia Sportage vehicles equipped with 2.4-liter engines, manufactured from May 6, 2010 through October 7, 2013 (PI2103).
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.