{"nhtsa_id":10147424,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2018-11-13","date":"2018-10-25","document_id":"VPI1803_DP","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE","mfr_system":null,"summary":"PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN (PI1803) - DEALER PRINCIPAL LETTER - Attention: All Kia Dealer Principals, Kia is conducting a Product Improvement Campaign to perform a software update to the Engine Control Unit (ECU) to protect the engine from excessive connecting rod bearing damage.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10147424-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10147424-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10147424","components":[{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null},{"id":"software","name":"Software","parent":"electrical"}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"KIA","model":"OPTIMA","year_from":2011,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2011_kia_optima","2012_kia_optima","2013_kia_optima","2014_kia_optima"]},{"make":"KIA","model":"SORENTO","year_from":2012,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2012_kia_sorento","2013_kia_sorento","2014_kia_sorento"]},{"make":"KIA","model":"SPORTAGE","year_from":2011,"year_to":2013,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2011_kia_sportage","2012_kia_sportage","2013_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":[]}