{"nhtsa_id":10168847,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2019-12-09","date":"2019-11-15","document_id":"PI1806_TSB_R1","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","mfr_system":null,"summary":"TSB: PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN: KNOCK SENSOR DETECTION SYSTEM (KSDS) LOGIC IMPROVEMENT (PI1806_R1) - This bulletin provides information related to a software update to the Engine Control Unit (ECU) to install the Knock Sensor Detection System (KSDS) in order to protect the engine from excessive connecting rod bearing damage for some 2020MY Sportage (QL) produced from December 27, 2018 through September 18, 2019 equipped with 2.4L GDI and 2.0L T-GDI engines.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2019/MC-10168847-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2019/MC-10168847-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10168847","components":[{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null},{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null},{"id":"software","name":"Software","parent":"electrical"}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"KIA","model":"SPORTAGE","year_from":2020,"year_to":2020,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2020_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":[]}