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Service bulletin TSBENG191_R1

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10151909
Published by NHTSA2018-12-17
Manufacturer's numberTSBENG191_R1
Manufacturer's date2018-11-12
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

TSB: SERVICE ACTION: 2.0T ECU REPLACEMENT FOR DTC P053F AND/OR P0087 (SA352) - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. This bulletin provides the procedure to replace the Electronic Control Unit (ECU) on ALL 2018MY Stinger (CK) 2.0T vehicles, produced from September 29, 2017 through March 27, 2018, which may exhibit engine hesitation and/or a Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) ON with DTCs P053F and/or P0087 as the engine is warming up to operating temperature.

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

Electrical system

Trouble codes named

P0087, P053F

Vehicles listed
KIA STINGER2018

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20185982018-10-30. Electrical
18V7540002018-10-25. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

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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