TSB SC104 — Kia Service bulletin

SC104 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Kia Sportage, 2003–2010 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. SOME KIA SPORTAGE MODELS VEHICLES ARE AFFECTED BY CORROSION WHICH NEEDS ANTI CORROSION PROTECTION. 06/04/14

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

1Document filed
1Vehicle named
7Model years

Vehicles and model years SC104 names

VehicleModel years
Kia Sportage 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

Every document filed under SC104

Document IDFiledType
SC104 June 4, 2014 Service bulletin

What SC104 covers

Body & structure — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB SC104?

SC104 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Kia, covering the Kia Sportage across the 2003–2010 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: SOME KIA SPORTAGE MODELS VEHICLES ARE AFFECTED BY CORROSION WHICH NEEDS ANTI CORROSION PROTECTION. 06/04/14

Which vehicles does SC104 cover?

NHTSA's file names Kia Sportage (2003, 2005–2010). 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 SC104 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. SC104 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 SC104?

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 SC104, 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 SC104. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.