November 6, 2019 Service bulletin

Dealer service manager notice: product improvement campaign (PI1806)

Kia technical service bulletin PI1806_DSM for 2020 Kia Sportage.

Bulletin number: PI1806_DSM
Component: Electrical system: software
Summary: DEALER SERVICE MANAGER NOTICE: PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN (PI1806): This document is the Service Manager Notification advising that Kia is conducting a Product Improvement Campaign on some 2020 MY Sportage vehicles equipped with 2.4-liter Gasoline Direct Injection (GDI) and 2.0-liter Turbocharged GDI (T-GDI) engines, produced from December 27, 2018 through September 18, 2019, to perform a software update to the Engine Control Unit (ECU) to protect the engine from excessive connecting rod bearing damage.

Owners of these vehicles have filed 20 complaints in the electrical category.

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