Kia Sportage 2023 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SC285_OWNR · NHTSA communication 10248987 · issued Jan 2, 2024
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2023
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS SERVICE CAMPAIGN: OWNER NOTIFICATION (SC285) - This document is the owner notification advising that Kia is conducting a Voluntary Emissions Service Campaign to replace the Vehicle Emission Control Information (VECI) Label on certain 2023 MY Kia Sportage vehicles. Kia has become aware that an incorrect VECI label was installed on certain 2023 MY Sportage vehicles. The VECI label is extremely important when performing maintenance, emissions inspection, or ordering engine and engine management related parts. It also contains the code that tells a testing facility which test t
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.