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June 10, 2019 Service bulletin

PI1802_OWNR2_SPO: Kia Motors America, Inc. is conducting an important Product Improvement Campaign to...

Kia technical service bulletin PI1802_OWNR2_SPO for 2014-2018 Kia Sportage.

Bulletin number
PI1802_OWNR2_SPO
Component
Engine and engine cooling
Summary
PI1802_OWNR2_SPO: Kia Motors America, Inc. is conducting an important Product Improvement Campaign to perform a software update on all 2014-2018 MY Sportage vehicles equipped with 2.4L Gasoline Direct Injection ("€œGDI"€) and 2.0L Turbocharged GDI ("€œT-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 ("€œECU"€).

Owners of these vehicles have filed 548 complaints in the engine category.

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