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Service bulletin TSB_ELE299

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 id10238482
Published by NHTSA2023-07-05
Manufacturer's numberTSB_ELE299
Manufacturer's date2023-06-20
NHTSA componentEXTERIOR LIGHTING:LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE; EXTERIOR LIGHTING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: REAR COMBINATION LAMP INSPECTION AND SOFTWARE UPGRADE - This bulletin provides the procedure to inspect, and if necessary, replace the rear combination lamp holder and wire harness, and update the software logic of the Smart Junction Block (SJB) system on some 2020-2022MY Sportage (QL) vehicles produced from December 27, 2018 through December 7, 2021 equipped with a halogen bulb taillamp assembly. In some vehicles, the Master Warning Light may illuminate and display the message "Check brake light" on the instrument cluster, even if the brake light bulb is working properly.

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, Lighting, Instrument cluster, Wiring and fuses

Vehicles listed
KIA SPORTAGE2020, 2021, 2022

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