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Service bulletin 2017

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 id619980
Published by NHTSA2001-07-06
Manufacturer's number2017
Manufacturer's date2000-08-01
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL

NHTSA's summary

THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION RELATED TO A OWNER NOTIFICATION ON CERTAIN VEHICLES TO CORRECT AN ERROR IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. *TT

The document

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Components

Equipment and accessories, Labels and manuals

Vehicles listed
KIA SPORTAGE2000

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

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