# Service bulletin TSBTRA076

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- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10159250
- Published by NHTSA: 2019\-04\-30
- Manufacturer's number: TSBTRA076
- Manufacturer's date: 2019\-04\-05
- NHTSA component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE \(TCM/PCM/TECM\); POWER TRAIN

## NHTSA's summary

TSB: 2.4GDI TCU LOGIC IMPROVEMENT FOR SHIFT FLARE \- This bulletin provides the procedure to improve the logic of the Transmission Control Unit \(TCU\) on some 2017\-2018MY Sportage \(QL\) 2.4L vehicles, produced from December 10, 2015 through April 5, 2018, which may experience an intermittent shift flare concern.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2019/MC-10159250-0001.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2019/MC-10159250-9999.pdf)

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it.

## Components

Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission, Transmission control module

## Vehicles listed

- 2017 to 2018 KIA SPORTAGE

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [TSBTRA072A\_R2](/bulletins/10130105.md), 2018-03-13, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY. TSB \- SERVICE ACTION: INHIBITOR SWITCH \- REPLACEMENT \(SA317A\) \- This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. \- This bulletin provides the procedure to replace the inhibitor switch on some 2017MY Optima \(JFa\), Sorento \(UMa\), Optima Hybrid \(HEV\), Optima Plug\-in Hybrid \(PHEV\), Sportage \(QL\), Forte \(YD\), and Sedona \(YP\), and some 2016\-2017MY Optima \(JF\) vehicles, equipped with a front wheel drive 6\-speed transmission, which may experience the following concerns: ? Malfunction Indicator Lamp \(MIL\) ON with DTC P0705 \- Transmission Range Sensor \(TRS\) Circuit Malfunction \(active or history\) ? CAN\-related DTCs \(For both Hybrids: CAN DTC C2243\); ? Intermittent no crank/no start ? Erratic or harsh shifting; ? EPB and Hold lights illuminated intermittently; ? ?Key OFF? indicated after placing the selector lever into the ?P? position and depressing the Start/Stop button.Note: When this condition occurs, the ?P? position is not indicated on the instrument cluster.
- [TSBTRA072A\_R1](/bulletins/10128585.md), 2018-02-12, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE. TSB \- SERVICE ACTION: INHIBITOR SWITCH REPLACEMENT \(SA317A\) \- This bulletin provides the procedure to replace the inhibitor switch on some 2017MY Optima \(JFa\), Sorento \(UMa\), Optima Hybrid \(HEV\), Optima Plug\-in Hybrid \(PHEV\), Sportage \(QL\), Forte \(YD\), and Sedona \(YP\) vehicles, equipped with a front wheel drive 6\-speed transmission, which may experience the concerns listed below. These concerns may be due to the inhibitor switch not allowing the correct gear position signal to be sent to various control units.
- [TSB\-TRA065](/bulletins/10109780.md), 2017-08-02, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE \(TCM/PCM/TECM\). TSB: SERVICE ACTION: TCU UPGRADE ? DRIVING PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT \(SA257\) \- This bulletin provides information related to the TCU \(Transmission Control Unit\) software upgrade of some 2017MY Sportage \(QL\) 2.0T\-GDI/2.4GDI vehicles produced from December 10, 2015 through October 27, 2016 to improve the gear shift and acceleration performance logic.

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