{"nhtsa_id":10173529,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2020-04-07","date":"2020-03-19","document_id":"SC185_TSB","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL","mfr_system":null,"summary":"VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS SERVICE CAMPAIGN (SC185): TSB - EMISSION LOGIC IMPROVEMENT - This bulletin provides the procedure to update the emission related logic of the Engine Control Module (ECM) with an improved version on some 2014-2016MY Sportage (SL) vehicles equipped with Theta 2.4L GDI SULEV engines, produced from September 30, 2013 through November 16, 2015 to ensure compliance with emission regulations. To correct this condition, apply the improved logic to the ECM using the KDS ECU Upgrade function as described in this bulletin.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/MC-10173529-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/MC-10173529-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10173529","components":[{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null},{"id":"exhaust-emissions","name":"Exhaust and emissions","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"KIA","model":"SPORTAGE","year_from":2014,"year_to":2016,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2014_kia_sportage","2015_kia_sportage","2016_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":[]}