Service bulletin 112

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10043656
Published by NHTSA	2012-04-18
Manufacturer's number	112
Manufacturer's date	2012-01-01
NHTSA component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

NHTSA's summary

KIA: VCM ACTUATOR REPLACEMENT AND ECM UPGRADE-TD/SL 2.0/2.4L MIL ON WITH DTC P200A. *KB

The document

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Components

Engine

Trouble codes named

P200A

Vehicles listed
KIA FORTE	2011, 2012
KIA SPORTAGE	2011

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
2021040	2021-02-01. Engine
2020597	2020-12-04. Engine
20V750000	2020-12-02. ENGINE
2019153	2019-03-21. Engine
2019099	2019-02-27. Engine
19V101000	2019-02-15. ENGINE
18V907000	2018-12-19. ENGINE; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
2017199	2017-04-07. Engine
17V224000	2017-03-31. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

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