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April 3, 2025 Service bulletin

Excessive oil consumption nu/gamma/theta/kappa engines

Kia technical service bulletin TSB_ENG222_R8 for 2012-2020 Kia Sorento, 2011-2020 Kia Optima and 2012-2024 Kia Soul and others.

Bulletin number
TSB_ENG222_R8
Component
Engine
Summary
TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION NU/GAMMA/THETA/KAPPA ENGINES - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. New/revised sections of this bulletin are indicated by a black bar in the margin area. This bulletin provides information on diagnosing and/or repairing some 2011-2024MY vehicles (refer to the table on pages 9 and 10 for applicable models and engine), which may exhibit a symptom of excessive oil consumption.

Owners of these vehicles have filed 12,718 complaints in the engine category.

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