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September 30, 2013 Service bulletin

Combined TSB/service action: shift knob trim ring replacement procedure (SA147)

Kia technical service bulletin TSB-TRA048 for 2011-2012 Kia Sportage.

Bulletin number
TSB-TRA048
Component
Power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: column shift
Summary
TSB: COMBINED TSB/SERVICE ACTION: SHIFT KNOB TRIM RING REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE (SA147) - This bulletin provides the procedure to replace the shift knob trim ring on some Sportage (SL) vehicles, produced from May 6, 2010 to June 8, 2011 (2011MY) and from May 17, 2011 to March 23, 2012 (2012MY), which may exhibit a difficult to depress A/T shift knob button.

Owners of these vehicles have filed 44 complaints in the transmission category.

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