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Kia Sportage 2021technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB_CHA112 · NHTSA communication 10194410 · issued May 22, 2021

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2021
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: REAR DIFFERENTIAL CARRIER OIL LEVEL CHECK/DIFFERENTIAL REPLACEMENT (SA480) - This bulletin provides the procedure to check the rear differential carrier lacks oil level on the five (5) 2021MY Sportage (QL) vehicles listed below, produced from January 14, 2021 through February 2, 2021.

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.