Kia · Service campaign · issued 2019-10-28
Kia Service campaign PI1805
PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN (PI1805) - TSB: This bulletin provides information related to a software update to the Engine Control Unit (ECU) to install the Knock Sensor Detection System (KSDS) in order to protect the engine from excessive connecting rod bearing damage.
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Where this shows up in our reports
- 2019 Kia Sorento: The 2019 knock-sensor campaign covers some cars, not all — Kia's Product Improvement Campaign PI1805 — a Product Improvement Campaign is a free fix offered outside the safety-recall system — installs the Knock Sensor Detection System on this year, but Kia's owner letter describes the scope as "a software update on some 2019 MY Sorento vehicles equipped with 2.4L Gasoline Direct Injection (GDI) engines to protect the engine from excessive connecting rod bearing damage." The word is *some*, where the 2016 to 2018 letter said *all*.
- 2020 Kia Sorento: The knock-sensor campaign that does not exist for this year — PI1805 covers "some 2019 MY Sorento vehicles equipped with 2.4L Gasoline Direct Injection (GDI) engines".
- 2019 Kia Sportage: PI1805: the 2019-specific knock-sensor campaign, and the limp mode it causes — A 2019 owner in the federal file describes exactly that — "vehicle suddenly entered recall limp-mode due to the ongoing engine campaign." A follow-up bulletin, PI1805Y/Z, tells dealers what to do when a 2019 Sportage comes back with P1326 after the software was installed.
- 2021 Kia Sportage: No knock-sensor campaign covers a 2021
- 2022 Kia Sportage: Nothing free covers this engine — no campaign, no extension
Source: NHTSA document 10167212