{"nhtsa_id":10154661,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2019-03-18","date":"2019-02-15","document_id":"PS590","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"VISIBILITY; VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER","mfr_system":null,"summary":"PITSTOP: BLOCKED WINDSHIELD WASHER NOZZLES ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH WASHER HEATERS - This Pitstop provides information regarding blocked windshield wiper nozzles on some 2016MY~ Sorento (UMa) and 2017MY~ Sportage (QL) vehicles equipped with windshield washer heaters (A). Mixing tap water (?) and concentrated windshield washer fluid can cause corrosion of the heater element due to the mineral content of tap water.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2019/MC-10154661-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2019/MC-10154661-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10154661","components":[{"id":"visibility","name":"Glass, wipers and mirrors","parent":null},{"id":"wiper","name":"Wipers and washers","parent":"visibility"}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"KIA","model":"SORENTO","year_from":2016,"year_to":2019,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2016_kia_sorento","2017_kia_sorento","2018_kia_sorento","2019_kia_sorento"]},{"make":"KIA","model":"SPORTAGE","year_from":2017,"year_to":2019,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2017_kia_sportage","2018_kia_sportage","2019_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":[]}