{"nhtsa_id":10144230,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2018-09-10","date":"2018-08-31","document_id":"PS578","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"EQUIPMENT","mfr_system":null,"summary":"PITSTOP: IDENTIFYING A SEIZED COMPRESSOR - This Pitstop provides information regarding the diagnosis of an A/C related concern on 2017-2019MY Sportage (QL) and 2015-2018MY K900 (KH) vehicles that may have a seized compressor. To confirm the diagnosis of a seized A/C compressor, visually inspect for a paint mark (A) against the limiter in the center of the compressor. If the mark is no longer aligned (B), an internal disconnection of the limiter has occurred and the compressor assembly needs to be replaced.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10144230-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10144230-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10144230","components":[{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment and accessories","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"KIA","model":"K900","year_from":2015,"year_to":2018,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2015_kia_k900","2016_kia_k900","2017_kia_k900","2018_kia_k900"]},{"make":"KIA","model":"SPORTAGE","year_from":2017,"year_to":2018,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2017_kia_sportage","2018_kia_sportage"]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}