{"nhtsa_id":11029973,"type":"other","type_name":"Other","date_added":"2026-03-12","date":"2026-03-11","document_id":"PI2103_OWNR_501","mfr_campaign":"PI2103","replaces":null,"component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE","mfr_system":null,"summary":"PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN: OWNER RENOTIFICATION (PI2103 FLIGHT #501) - This document is the owner renotification advising that Kia is conducting an important Product Improvement Campaign to perform a software update on 2011-2013 MY Kia Sportage vehicles equipped with 2.4-liter MPI engines to protect the engine from excessive connecting rod bearing damage. The update will be done free of charge and will only involve the addition of newly developed computer software for the Engine Control Unit (“ECU”).","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2026/MC-11029973-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2026/MC-11029973-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/11029973","components":[{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null},{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"KIA","model":"SPORTAGE","year_from":2011,"year_to":2013,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2011_kia_sportage","2012_kia_sportage","2013_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":[]}