# Service bulletin SC279\_OWNR

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: 10248085
- Published by NHTSA: 2024\-01\-06
- Manufacturer's number: SC279\_OWNR
- Manufacturer's date: 2023\-12\-20
- NHTSA component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

## NHTSA's summary

VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS SERVICE CAMPAIGN: OWNER NOTIFICATION \- This document is the owner notification advising that Kia is conducting a Voluntary Emissions Service Campaign on certain 2018\-2021 MY Kia Stinger vehicles equipped with 2.0L Turbo GDI engines manufactured from September 29, 2017 to January 20, 2021 to improve the emissions logic in the Electronic Control Module \(ECM\) to ensure compliance with emissions regulations. This condition may cause the vehicle to release air pollutants that exceed Federal and California standards.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2023/MC-10248085-0001.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2023/MC-10248085-9999.pdf)

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

## Components

Electrical system, Engine, Fuel system

## Vehicles listed

- 2018 to 2021 KIA STINGER

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [2024146](/recalls/tc/2024146.md), 2024-03-04: Engine
- [24V169000](/recalls/nhtsa/24V169000.md), 2024-03-01: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER:HOSES/PLUMBING
- [2023511](/recalls/tc/2023511.md), 2023-09-14: Fuel System
- [23V634000](/recalls/nhtsa/23V634000.md), 2023-09-13: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
- [2021683](/recalls/tc/2021683.md), 2021-11-08: Fuel System
- [21V862000](/recalls/nhtsa/21V862000.md), 2021-11-05: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:FUEL GAUGE
- [20V560000](/recalls/nhtsa/20V560000.md), 2020-09-16: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
- [2018598](/recalls/tc/2018598.md), 2018-10-30: Electrical
- [18V754000](/recalls/nhtsa/18V754000.md), 2018-10-25: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [TSB\_ELE422](/bulletins/11033217.md), 2026-06-03, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM SOFTWARE UPDATE USING UPDATE.KIA.COM \- This bulletin provides information and service procedures for updating the infotainment systems on applicable Kia vehicles using the Kia Navigation Updater available at update.kia.com. The software update may improve system performance, enhance existing features, and apply the latest operating software for supported vehicles \(2021\-2026MY All Models\).
- [TSB\_ELE417](/bulletins/11031906.md), 2026-05-01, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: INFOTAINMENT SOFTWARE UPDATE PROCEDURE \- This bulletin provides information on the process for downloading infotainment software updates and preparing USB for installation on applicable Kia vehicles. The software downloads and USB preparation process is similar across all supported platforms; however, in‑vehicle installation procedures vary by head unit type.
- [SC281Y\_TSB](/bulletins/11024182.md), 2025-10-09, Service bulletin: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SUBSEQUENT REPAIR ACTION: HIGH\-PRESSURE FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT INSTRUCTIONS FOR DTC P0088 \(SC281Y\) \- This bulletin provides information related to the Technical Service Bulletin previously published under SC281 titled “High\-Pressure Fuel Pump Inspection /Replacement and ECM Software Upgrade.”
- [TSB\_ENG222\_R8](/bulletins/11017109.md), 2025-04-18, Service bulletin: ENGINE. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION NU/GAMMA/THETA/KAPPA ENGINES \- This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. New/revised sections of this bulletin are indicated by a black bar in the margin area. This bulletin provides information on diagnosing and/or repairing some 2011\-2024MY vehicles \(refer to the table on pages 9 and 10 for applicable models and engine\), which may exhibit a symptom of excessive oil consumption.
- [TSB\_ENG222\_R7](/bulletins/11014912.md), 2025-03-04, Service bulletin: ENGINE. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION NU/GAMMA/THETA/KAPPA ENGINES \- This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. New/revised sections of this bulletin are indicated by a black bar in the margin area. This bulletin provides information on diagnosing and/or repairing some 2011\-2024MY vehicles \(refer to the tables on pages 8\-9 for applicable models and engine\), which may exhibit a symptom of excessive oil consumption.
- [TSB\_ELE303\_R2](/bulletins/10250517.md), 2024-03-02, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: AVN 5.0 WIDE NON\-RESPONSIVE RADIO ICON \(AM, FM, SXM\) \- This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. New/revised sections of this bulletin are indicated by a black bar in the margin area. This bulletin provides information to update the software on 5th Generation AVN wide on certain 2020\-2024MY Kia vehicles \(refer to model list on page 3\) to remedy a 'non\-responsive' or 'inoperative' radio \(FM, AM, SXM, etc. \) concern. The affected AVN unit on the vehicles may not respond when pressing the 'RADIO' hard key/button on the AVN unit or when selecting the 'RADIO' icon on the AVN menu screen.
- [SC279\_TSB](/bulletins/10248077.md), 2024-01-06, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS SERVICE CAMPAIGN: THETA 2.0L T\-GDI ECM SOFTWARE LOGIC IMPROVEMENT \(SC279\) \- This bulletin provides information to upgrade the software logic of the engine control module \(ECM\) with an improved version on 2018\-2021MY Stinger \(CK\) vehicles equipped with a Theta 2.0L T\-GDI ULEV engine manufactured from September 29, 2017 through January 20, 2021. The subject vehicles may have engine calibrations that were not optimized for emissions standards under certain specific conditions, which may cause the vehicle to release air pollutants which exceed Federal and California standards \(such as NMOG \(Non\-Methane Organic Gas\) and CO \(Carbon Monoxide\) during IUVP \(In\-Use Verification Program\). To ensure compliance with emissions regulations, apply the improved logic to the ‘ENGINE’ system using the KDS ECU Upgrade function as described in this bulletin.
- [SC279\_QA](/bulletins/10247636.md), 2024-01-06, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS SERVICE CAMPAIGN: QUESTION AND ANSWER \- This document is the Question and Answer Guide containing the most frequently asked questions regarding the Voluntary Emissions Service Campaign \(SC279\).
- [SC279\_POC](/bulletins/10247634.md), 2024-01-06, Service bulletin: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS:CANISTER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. SC279\_POC: PROOF OF CORRECTION CARD
- [SC279\_STKR](/bulletins/10247633.md), 2024-01-06, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SC279\_STKR: VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS SERVICE CAMPAIGN COMPLETION STICKER

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