TSB TSB-SC104 — Kia Service bulletin

TSB-SC104 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Kia Sportage, 2005–2010 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN: APPLICATION OF ADDITIONAL ANTI-CORROSION MATERIAL (SC104) - To improve customer satisfaction, Kia is launching this bulletin to apply additional anti-corrosion protection to various vehicle underbody components on some Sportage (KM) vehicles, built…

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

1Document filed
1Vehicle named
6Model years

Vehicles and model years TSB-SC104 names

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

Every document filed under TSB-SC104

Document IDFiledType
TSB-SC104 April 30, 2014 Service bulletin

What TSB-SC104 covers

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

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB TSB-SC104?

TSB-SC104 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Kia, covering the Kia Sportage across the 2005–2010 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN: APPLICATION OF ADDITIONAL ANTI-CORROSION MATERIAL (SC104) - To improve customer satisfaction, Kia is launching this bulletin to apply additional anti-corrosion protection to various vehicle underbody components on some Sportage (KM) vehicles, built…

Which vehicles does TSB-SC104 cover?

NHTSA's file names Kia Sportage (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 TSB-SC104 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. TSB-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 TSB-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 TSB-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 TSB-SC104. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.