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Service bulletin TSB-048

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)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10053709
Published by NHTSA2013-11-18
Manufacturer's numberTSB-048
Manufacturer's date2013-09-01
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT; POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:SHIFT PATTERN INDICATOR

NHTSA's summary

KIA: THE SHIFT KNOB TRIM RING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ON SOME VEHICLES, DUE TO DIFFICULT IN DEPRESSING A/T BUTTON, CAUSING A DECREASED CLEARANCE BETWEEN SHIFT BUTTON AND TRIM RING. MODELS 2011-2012 SPORTAGE. *PE

The document

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Components

Equipment and accessories, Transmission and driveline, Manual transmission

Vehicles listed
KIA SPORTAGE2011, 2012

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