TSB CS2302 — Kia Service bulletin

CS2302 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Kia Sportage, 2011–2016 model years, filed and re-filed as 4 documents. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: CUSTOMER SATISFACTION: ANTI-THEFT S/W LOGIC UPGREADE $ DECAL INSTALLATION (CS2302) - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. New/revised sections of this bulletin are indicated by a black bar in the margin area. This bulletin…

NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.

4Documents filed
1Vehicle named
6Model years

Vehicles and model years CS2302 names

VehicleModel years
Kia Sportage 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

Every document filed under CS2302

Manufacturers re-issue a bulletin as the repair changes, and file separate copies for technicians and for owners. All of them carry the same number.

Document IDFiledType
CS2302_TSB_R5 June 6, 2024 Service bulletin
CS2302_TSB_R4 July 13, 2023 Service bulletin
CS2302_TSB_R3 May 22, 2023 Service bulletin
CS2302_TSB_R2 March 24, 2023 Service bulletin

What CS2302 covers

Electrical — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB CS2302?

CS2302 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Kia, covering the Kia Sportage across the 2011–2016 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: CUSTOMER SATISFACTION: ANTI-THEFT S/W LOGIC UPGREADE $ DECAL INSTALLATION (CS2302) - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. New/revised sections of this bulletin are indicated by a black bar in the margin area. This bulletin…

Which vehicles does CS2302 cover?

NHTSA's file names Kia Sportage (2011–2016). A bulletin number can be re-issued against more vehicles later, so check the model-year list on this page against your own.

Is TSB CS2302 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. CS2302 is repair guidance the manufacturer sent its dealers, not a safety defect finding. You pay for the work unless the vehicle is still under warranty. Recall repairs, by contrast, are always free.

How do I get the full text of CS2302?

Take the document ID to a dealer's service desk, or search NHTSA's manufacturer-communications records. This page carries every document ID filed under CS2302, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.

Data updated 2026-08-20 from NHTSA's public records

Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. This page lists only what NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file records under CS2302. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.