Service bulletins for the 2025 Kia Sportage
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.
25 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| TSB_CLI049_R2 | 2026-09-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; VISIBILITY/WIPER. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: PARTIAL REPAIR – ELECTRICAL A/C COMPRESSOR - 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 regarding the partial repair of the Air Conditioning (A/C) compressor assembly on some 2011MY~ Optima Hybrid (TF HEV, JF HEV/PHEV), 2015MY~ Soul EV (PS EV), 2017MY~ Niro (DE HEV/PHEV/EV), 2022MY~ EV6 (CV), 2021MY~ Sorento (MQ4 HEV/PHEV), 2023MY~ Sportage (NQ5 HEV/PHEV), and 2023MY~ Niro (SG2 EV/HEV/PHEV) vehicles. |
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| TSB_ELE426 | 2026-08-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: AVN GEN 5.0 WIDE SOFTWARE UPDATE - This bulletin provides information on the Audio Video Navigation (AVN) system software update for certain vehicles equipped with AVN5W and Navigation System listed in the table below. Affected vehicles may overestimate travel times during route calculation. |
| TSB_ELE422 | 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 | 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. |
| TSB_ELE394 | 2026-03-31. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: AVN5.0W DTC P17A000 DAIGNOSTIC PROCEDURE - This bulletin provides information regarding a potential illuminated Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) accompanied by DTC P17A000 on some 2022-2025MY Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEV) and Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV) equipped with AVN5.0Wide head units listed below. This condition occurs when the Global Positioning System (GPS) module within the Audio Video Navigation (AVN) head unit, sends an inaccurate signal to the Hybrid Power Control Unit (HPCU), causing the DTC to set. There are no drivability symptoms associated with this condition. |
| OTA_SC350 | 2025-12-02. Over-the-air update. BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. RELEASE NOTES: OVER-THE-AIR: VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR PARKING DISTANCE WARNING (SC350) - This Over-the-Air (OTA) software update is designed to update the Body Control Unit (BDC) logic of certain 2025 Sportage vehicles. This update improved Body Domain Controller (BDC) software to remedy intermittent operation of the Parking Distance Warning (PDW) system. |
| TSB_ELE378 | 2025-03-26. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: KIA CONNECT MODEM RESET (SA611) - This bulletin outlines the procedure for resetting the modem in certain 2016-2025MY Kia vehicles listed on page 3 that are equipped with Kia Connect Services. The affected vehicles may encounter the following issues: remote Start/Climate Control function not working, vehicle Status on the Kia Access App not updating, connected routing not functioning properly. |
| TSB_SC322_R1 | 2025-02-01. Emissions. FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS SERVICE CAMPAIGN: HYBRID CONTROL UNIT (HCU) LOGIC IMPROVEMENT (SC322) - 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 the procedure to update the software logic of the Hybrid Control Unit (HCU) system on certain 2023-2025MY Sportage HEV (NQ5 HEV) vehicles produced from February 15, 2022 through July 25, 2024 and Sportage PHEV (NQ5 PHEV) vehicles produced from June 16, 2022 through July 24, 2024. The Hybrid Control Unit (HCU) in the subject vehicles may intermittently receive repeated “accelerate” CAN signals due to a signal processing error involving specific instrument clusters when customers “set” or “resume” cruise control. This concern can occur after the driver rapidly presses the “accelerate” rocker switch on the steering wheel. This does not affect the driver’s ability to pause, cancel or turn off the cruise control function. This condition may cause the vehicle to release air pollutants which exceed Federal and California standards. These standards were established to protect the public health and welfare from the dangers of air pollution. |
| SC322_TSB | 2025-01-16. Emissions. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL. VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS SERVICE CAMPAIGN: HYBRID CONTROL UNIT (HCU) LOGIC IMPROVEMENT (SC322) - This bulletin provides the procedure to update the software logic of the Hybrid Control Unit (HCU) system on certain 2023-2025MY Sportage HEV (NQ5 HEV) vehicles produced from February 15, 2022 through July 25, 2024 and Sportage PHEV (NQ5 PHEV) vehicles produced from June 16, 2022 through July 24, 2024. The Hybrid Control Unit (HCU) in the subject vehicles may intermittently receive repeated “accelerate” CAN signals due to a signal processing error involving specific instrument clusters when customers “set” or “resume” cruise control. This concern can occur after the driver rapidly presses the “accelerate” rocker switch on the steering wheel. This does not affect the driver’s ability to pause, cancel or turn off the cruise control function. This condition may cause the vehicle to release air pollutants which exceed Federal and California standards. These standards were established to protect the public health and welfare from the dangers of air pollution. |
| SC322_STKR | 2025-01-16. Emissions. FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SC322_STKR: VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS SERVICE CAMPAIGN COMPLETION LABEL/STICKER |
| SC322_QA | 2025-01-16. Emissions. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL. VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS SERVICE CAMPAIGN: QUESTION AND ANSWER (SC322) - This document is the Question and Answer Guide containing the most frequently asked questions regarding the Voluntary Emissions Service Campaign SC322. |
| SC322_POC | 2025-01-16. Emissions. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL. SC322_POC: PROOF OF CORRECTION CARD |
| SC322_OWNR | 2025-01-16. Emissions. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL. VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS SERVICE CAMPAIGN: OWNER NOTIFICATION (SC322) - This document is the owner notification advising that Kia conducting a Voluntary Emissions Service Campaign to update the Hybrid Control Unit (HCU) software on certain 2023-2025 MY Sportage Hybrid (HEV) and Sportage Plug-In Hybrid (PHEV) vehicles equipped with Conventional Cruise Control. |
| SC322_DPSM | 2025-01-16. Emissions. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL. VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS SERVICE CAMPAIGN: DEALER PARTS AND SERVICE MANAGER MEMO (SC322) - This document is the announcement to the dealer Parts and Service managers advising that Kia is conducting a Voluntary Emissions Service Campaign to update the Hybrid Control Unit (HCU) on certain 2023-2025 MY Sportage Hybrid (HEV) vehicles manufactured from February 15, 2022 through July 25, 2024 and certain 2023-2025 MY Sportage Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) vehicles manufactured from June 16, 2022 through July 24, 2024, equipped with Conventional Cruise Control. |
| SC322_DP | 2025-01-16. Emissions. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL. VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS SERVICE CAMPAIGN: DEALER PRINCIPAL MEMO (SC322) - This document is the announcement to the dealer Principals advising that Kia is conducting a Voluntary Emissions Service Campaign to update the Hybrid Control Unit (HCU) on certain 2023-2025 MY Sportage Hybrid (HEV) vehicles manufactured from February 15, 2022 through July 25, 2024 and certain 2023-2025 MY Sportage Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) vehicles manufactured from June 16, 2022 through July 24, 2024, equipped with Conventional Cruise Control. |
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