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April 3, 2019 Service bulletin

Owner letter

Kia technical service bulletin PI1803_OWN#2_SPG for 2011-2013 Kia Sportage.

Bulletin number
PI1803_OWN#2_SPG
Component
Electrical system: software
Summary
OWNER LETTER: Dear Kia Sportage Owner: Kia Motors America, Inc. is conducting an important Product Improvement Campaign to perform a software update on 2011-2013 MY Sportage vehicles equipped with 2.0L Turbocharged GDI ("T-GDI") engines to protect the engine from excessive connecting rod bearing damage. The update will be done free of charge and will only involve the addition of newly developed computer software for the Engine Control Unit ("ECU").

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