Affected Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Date Published
AUG 27, 2018
NHTSA TSB #
10144239
TSB Document
Summary
PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN: Dear Kia Sportage Owner: Kia Motors America, Inc. is conducting an important Product Improvement Campaign to perform a software update on all 2014-2015 MY Sportage vehicles equipped with 2.4L Gasoline Direct Injection (?GDI?) and 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?).