Service bulletin PI1801_OWNER
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.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 10133186 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2018-04-16 |
| Manufacturer's number | PI1801_OWNER |
| Manufacturer's date | 2018-03-26 |
| NHTSA component | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE |
NHTSA's summary
OWNER LETTER - included in the Dealer Notification Package - This document notifies the owners of the Product Improvement Program to replace the fuel tank straps on their vehicles.
The document
The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.
Components
Fuel system
| KIA SPORTAGE | 2005, 2006, 2007 |
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Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 2005160 | 2005-05-20. Fuel System |
|---|---|
| 05V212000 | 2005-05-03. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE |
A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.
| PI1801_TSB | 2018-04-16. Service bulletin. TSB: PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN - FUEL TANK STRAP REPLACEMENT (PI1801) - This bulletin provides the procedure to replace the fuel tank straps on certain 2005-2007MY Sportage vehicles manufactured from May 27, 2004 through April 25, 2007. Although there have been no customer complaints about the fuel tank straps on the affected vehicles, Kia has decided to do a Product Improvement campaign to replace those straps. The improved straps will increase the long term durability of these parts. |
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| PI1801_DSM | 2018-04-16. Service bulletin. DEALER SERVICE MANAGER NOTICE - Advises the Dealer Service Manager of the new Product Improvement Program to replace the fuel tank straps on certain 2005-2007MY Sportage vehicles manufactured from May 27, 2004 through April 25, 2007. Although there have been no customer complaints about the fuel tank straps on the affected vehicles, Kia has decided to do a Product Improvement campaign to replace those straps. The improved straps will increase the long term durability of these parts. |
| PI1801_DP | 2018-04-16. Service bulletin. DEALER PRINCIPAL NOTICE - Advises the Dealer Principal of the new Product Improvement Program to replace the fuel tank straps on certain 2005-2007MY Sportage vehicles manufactured from May 27, 2004 through April 25, 2007. Although there have been no customer complaints about the fuel tank straps on the affected vehicles, Kia has decided to do a Product Improvement campaign to replace those straps. The improved straps will increase the long term durability of these parts. |
| 048 | 2005-07-12. Service bulletin. SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN. FUEL MAY LEAK PAST AN O-RING INTO THE INTERNAL VAPOR CHAMBER LOCATED IN THE FUEL TANK CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL WHEN COMING TO A STOP; HARD TO FILL GAS TANK; AND FUEL LEAKING FROM THE EVAPORATIVE AIR FILTER INLET. *TT |