Service bulletin SC114QA

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	10089793
Published by NHTSA	2017-01-27
Manufacturer's number	SC114QA
Manufacturer's date	2015-02-09
NHTSA component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

Q AND A: SC114 – ECU UPDATE – MIL ON WITH DTC P0087 / VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN Q&A

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Electrical system, Engine

Trouble codes named

P0087

Vehicles listed
KIA OPTIMA	2012, 2013
KIA SORENTO	2012, 2013, 2014
KIA SPORTAGE	2012, 2013

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
2023275	2023-05-08. Electrical
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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