{"nhtsa_id":10248987,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2024-02-02","date":"2024-01-02","document_id":"SC285_OWNR","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL; EQUIPMENT","mfr_system":null,"summary":"VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS SERVICE CAMPAIGN: OWNER NOTIFICATION (SC285) - This document is the owner notification advising that Kia is conducting a Voluntary Emissions Service Campaign to replace the Vehicle Emission Control Information (VECI) Label on certain 2023 MY Kia Sportage vehicles. Kia has become aware that an incorrect VECI label was installed on certain 2023 MY Sportage vehicles. The VECI label is extremely important when performing maintenance, emissions inspection, or ordering engine and engine management related parts. It also contains the code that tells a testing facility which test to perform to ensure the vehicle is tested to the correct standard. Kia includes a replacement VECI label with this letter along with instructions for the installation of the replacement label.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2024/MC-10248987-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2024/MC-10248987-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10248987","components":[{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null},{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment and accessories","parent":null},{"id":"exhaust-emissions","name":"Exhaust and emissions","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"KIA","model":"SPORTAGE","year_from":2023,"year_to":2023,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2023_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":[]}