{"nhtsa_id":10172149,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2020-03-05","date":"2020-02-14","document_id":"PI1802_TSB_R9","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","mfr_system":null,"summary":"TSB - PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN - KNOCK SENSOR DETECTION SYSTEM - ECU LOGIC IMPROVEMENT (PI1802) Rev.9 - 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.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/MC-10172149-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/MC-10172149-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10172149","components":[{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null},{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"KIA","model":"OPTIMA","year_from":2014,"year_to":2018,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2014_kia_optima","2015_kia_optima","2016_kia_optima","2017_kia_optima","2018_kia_optima"]},{"make":"KIA","model":"SORENTO","year_from":2015,"year_to":2018,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2015_kia_sorento","2016_kia_sorento","2017_kia_sorento","2018_kia_sorento"]},{"make":"KIA","model":"SPORTAGE","year_from":2014,"year_to":2018,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2014_kia_sportage","2015_kia_sportage","2016_kia_sportage","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":[]}