2018 Kia Stinger Technical Service Bulletins

100 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2018 Kia Stinger. TSBs are notes manufacturers send to dealers about repair procedures for issues seen in the field. They are not recalls and do not by themselves mean a vehicle has a fault.

• 10157045Mar 22, 2019Equipment. PITSTOP: SOUND SETTINGS (FADER) MOVES TO REAR - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. This Pitstop provides information related to sound settings (fader) which may alter the default sound position settings.
• 10155380Mar 22, 2019Electrical system, Equipment. PITSTOP: SOUND SETTINGS (FADER) MOVES TO REAR - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. This Pitstop provides information related to sound settings (fader) which may alter the default sound position settings.
• 10154688Feb 20, 2019Engine. TSB: SERVICE ACTION: 2.0T ECU REPLACEMENT FOR DTC P053F AND/OR P0087 (SA352) - This bulletin provides the procedure to replace the Electronic Control Unit (ECU) on ALL 2018MY Stinger (CK) 2.0T vehicles, produced from September 29, 2017 through March 27, 2018, which may exhibit engine hesitation and/or a Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) ON with DTCs P053F and/or P0087 as the engine is warming up to operating…
• 10152917Jan 30, 2019Transmission and drivetrain. TSB: SERVICE ACTION: THETA 2.0L TURBO ATF WARMER CONNECTOR REPLACEMENT (SA333) - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. This bulletin provides the procedure to replace the Automatic Transmission Fluid (ATF) warmer connector on some 2018MY Stinger (CK) vehicles, equipped with the Theta 2.0L Turbo engine and produced from September 9, 2017 through January 4, 2018, which may exhibit a…
• 10152921Jan 25, 2019Body and structure. VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SUNSET YELLOW (S7Y) BODY REPAINT (SC166) - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. Kia Motors America, Inc. is conducting a Voluntary Service Campaign on 2018MY Sunset Yellow (color code: S7Y) Stinger (CK) vehicles, produced from December 4, 2017 through January 17, 2018.
• 10152915Jan 18, 2019Fuel system. TSB: SPECIAL SERVICE INFORMATION & SPECIFICATIONS FOR GDI HIGH PRESSURE FUEL SYSTEM - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. This bulletin provides information relating to all Kia vehicles equipped with Gasoline Direct Injection (GDI) engines. In these engines highly pressurized gasoline is injected via a common fuel rail and injectors that deliver fuel directly into the combustion…
• 10152900Dec 17, 2018Electrical system. TSB - SERVICE ACTION: UVO 3.0 LOGIC IMPROVEMENT FOR BLACK SCREEN (SA366) - This bulletin provides the procedure to improve the logic of the UVO 3.0 (D-Audio) head unit on some 2018MY Stinger (CK) vehicles, produced from May 3, 2018 through June 5, 2018, and 2018-2019MY Niro Plug-in (DE PHEV) vehicles, produced from June 4, 2018 through November 25, 2018, which may exhibit a black screen after confirming the safety…
• 10151907Nov 15, 2018Equipment. Tsb: service action: emissions label replacement (eng182/sa324) - closed. Refer to tsb sc152
• 10151909Nov 12, 2018Electrical system. TSB: SERVICE ACTION: 2.0T ECU REPLACEMENT FOR DTC P053F AND/OR P0087 (SA352) - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. This bulletin provides the procedure to replace the Electronic Control Unit (ECU) on ALL 2018MY Stinger (CK) 2.0T vehicles, produced from September 29, 2017 through March 27, 2018, which may exhibit engine hesitation and/or a Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) ON with DTCs…
• 10151908Nov 5, 2018Electrical system. TSB: SERVICE ACTION: 2.0T ECU REPLACEMENT FOR DTC P053F AND/OR P0087 (SA352) - This bulletin provides the procedure to replace the Electronic Control Unit (ECU) on some 2018MY Stinger (CK) 2.0T vehicles, produced from September 29, 2017 through March 27, 2018, which may exhibit engine hesitation and/or a Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) ON with DTCs P053F and/or P0087 as the engine is warming up to operating…
• 10145150Sep 19, 2018Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). PITSTOP - CORRECT PROCEDURE FOR RAISING WINDSHIELD WIPERS - When servicing the windshield wipers on the listed vehicles below during PDI, make sure to use the procedure outlined below to raise the wiper arms to the fully vertical position in order to avoid damaging the paint on the rear edge of the hood. It is important to note that the wipers on these vehicles are recessed under the hood to provide better…
• 10145162Sep 17, 2018Equipment. EMISSIONS SERVICE CAMPAIGN (SC152) - OWNER LETTER - Dear Kia Stinger Owner: Kia Motors America, Inc. is conducting a Voluntary Emissions Service Campaign to replace the Vehicle Emission Control Information (VECI) Label on some 2018 MY Kia Stinger vehicles.
• 10145164Sep 6, 2018Equipment. Questions and answers - sc152 ? Vehicle emission control (veci) label replacement voluntary emissions service campaign
• 10145161Sep 6, 2018Equipment, Engine cooling. EMISSIONS SERVICE CAMPAIGN (SC152) - DEALER PARTS AND SERVICE MANAGER LETTER - Kia Motors America, Inc. is conducting a Voluntary Emissions Service Campaign to replace the Vehicle Emission Control Information (VECI) Label on all 2015, 2016, and some 2017 MY Optima Hybrid vehicles produced from July 24, 2014 through June 12, 2017, and on some 2018 MY Stinger rear-wheel drive (RWD) and all-wheel drive (AWD) vehicles…
• 10145160Sep 6, 2018Engine cooling, Equipment. EMISSIONS SERVICE CAMPAIGN (SC152) - DEALER PRINCIPAL LETTER - Kia Motors America, Inc. is conducting a Voluntary Emissions Service Campaign to replace the Vehicle Emission Control Information (VECI) Label on all 2015, 2016, and some 2017 MY Optima Hybrid vehicles produced from July 24, 2014 through June 12, 2017, and on some 2018 MY Stinger rear-wheel drive (RWD) and all-wheel drive (AWD) vehicles equipped with…
• 10144236Aug 16, 2018Transmission and drivetrain. TSB: SERVICE ACTION: FAST STATIC GEAR SHIFT LOGIC IMPROVEMENT (SA341) - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. This bulletin provides the procedure to improve the logic of the Transmission Control Unit (TCU) on some 2018MY Stinger (CK) 2.0T & 3.3T vehicles, equipped with Shift-by-Cable (SBC) and produced from September 29, 2017 through February 7, 2018.
• 10144227Aug 6, 2018Equipment. PITSTOP: SOUND SETTINGS (FADER) MOVES TO REAR - This Pitstop provides information related to sound settings (fader) which move to the rear automatically and/or after a phone call.
• 10143403Jul 30, 2018Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). PITSTOP - CORRECT PROCEDURE FOR RAISING WINDSHIELD WIPERS - When servicing the windshield wipers on 2015MY~ K900 (KH), 2016MY~ Optima (JFa/JF), and 2018MY~ Stinger (CK) vehicles during PDI, make sure to use the procedure outlined below to raise the wiper arms to the fully vertical position in order to avoid damaging the paint on the rear edge of the hood.
• 10143469Jul 25, 2018Transmission and drivetrain, Engine cooling. TSB - SERVICE ACTION: THETA 2.0L TURBO ATF WARMER CONNECTOR REPLACEMENT (SA333) - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. This bulletin provides the procedure to replace the Automatic Transmission Fluid (ATF) warmer connector on some 2018MY Stinger (CK) vehicles, equipped with the Theta 2.0L Turbo engine and produced from September 9, 2017 through January 4, 2018, which may exhibit a…
• 10143478Jul 24, 2018Equipment. OWNER - This document is the Owner Notificationfor the new Voluntary Service Campaign to provide information regarding the repaint of areas of the 2018 MY Sunset Yellow Stinger vehicles.
• 10143480Jul 19, 2018Engine, Electrical system, Equipment, Transmission and drivetrain. TSB - This document is the Technical Service Bulletin for the new Voluntary Service Campaign to provide information regarding a software update to the Engine Control Unit (ECU) to protect the engine from excessive connecting rod bearing damage.
• 10143479Jul 19, 2018Equipment. Q & A - This document is the Q & A for the Voluntary Service Campaign to repaint areas of the 2018 MY Sunset Yellow Stinger vehicles.
• 10143477Jul 19, 2018Equipment. DEALER SERVICE MANAGER - This notice advised the service manager of the new Voluntary Service Campaign to repaint areas of the 2018 MY Sunset Yellow Stinger vehicles.
• 10143476Jul 19, 2018Equipment. DEALER PRINCIPAL NOTICE - This notice advised the dealer principal of the new Voluntary Service Campaign to repaint areas of the 2018 MY Sunset Yellow Stinger vehicles.
• 10143395Jun 28, 2018Equipment. PITSTOP - STINGER (CK) ENGINE OIL CAPACITY & GRADE SPECS - This Pitstop provides information regarding the required engine oil capacity for 2018MY~ Stinger (CK) vehicles, equipped with either 2.0T-GDI THETA-II or 3.3T-GDI LAMBDA-II turbo engines.
• 10143263Jun 28, 2018Engine cooling. PITSTOP - STINGER (CK) ENGINE OIL CAPACITY & GRADE SPECS - This Pitstop provides information regarding the required engine oil capacity for 2018MY~ Stinger (CK) vehicles, equipped with either 2.0T-GDI THETA-II or 3.3T-GDI LAMBDA-II turbo engines.
• 10143396Jun 26, 2018Equipment. PITSTOP -Stinger (CK) Remote Start Logic (PS566) - This Pitstop provides information regarding the logic of Remote Start installed on some 2018MY~ Stinger (CK) vehicles.
• 10143394Jun 26, 2018Electrical system. PITSTOP - BATTERY TESTING PROCEDURE - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. This Pitstop provides information regarding how to properly test the 12V battery on 18MY Stinger (CK) and Niro (DE PHEV) using the GR8 or the Kia Smart Battery Tester.
• 10143264Jun 26, 2018Electrical system. PITSTOP -Stinger (CK) Remote Start Logic (PS566) - This Pitstop provides information regarding the logic of Remote Start installed on some 2018MY~ Stinger (CK) vehicles.
• 10143262Jun 26, 2018Electrical system. PITSTOP - BATTERY TESTING PROCEDURE - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. This Pitstop provides information regarding how to properly test the 12V battery on 18MY Stinger (CK) and Niro (DE PHEV) using the GR8 or the Kia Smart Battery Tester.
• 10141384May 22, 2018Equipment, Electrical system. PITSTOP - CLOCK CONCERNS ON UVO eSERVICES (UVO 3.0) - This Pitstop contains information regarding possible concerns with the clock on UVO eServices (UVO 3.0) head units installed on 2017-2018MY vehicles.
• 10141383May 7, 2018Equipment. PITSTOP - STINGER SOUND SYSTEM SETTINGS - This Pitstop provides information about some of the sound system settings available in the 2018MY~ Stinger (CK) vehicles with Premium Navigation (720-watt Harmon/Kardon Quantum Logic Surround Sound System with 15 speakers). Specific settings covered in this Pitstop are Quantum Logic Surround, Clari-fi, and the Priority Sound Settings.
• 10142247May 2, 2018Transmission and drivetrain. TSB - SERVICE ACTION: 2.0T FAST STATIC GEAR SHIFT LOGIC IMPROVEMENT (SA341) - This bulletin provides the procedure to improve the logic of the Transmission Control Unit (TCU) on some 2018MY Stinger (CK) 2.0T vehicles, produced from September 29, 2017 through February 7, 2018. These vehicles may experience improper 1st gear engagement when moving the shifter in a fast or abrupt manner from ?Park? to ?Drive? while in…
• 10136497Apr 24, 2018Body and structure. TSB - SERVICE ACTION: REAR HATCH RATTLE REPAIR BY STRIKER ADJUSTMENT (SA347) - This bulletin provides the procedure to inspect and/or adjust the rear hatch striker on some 2018MY Stinger (CK) vehicles, produced from September 21, 2017 through December 18, 2017, which may exhibit a rattle noise while driving, especially over bumps. Follow the procedure outlined in this bulletin to adjust the rear hatch striker*.
• 10136618Apr 23, 2018Equipment, Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). PITSTOP - CALIBRATING THE COMPASS IN THE ACCESSORY REAR VIEW MIRROR - This Pitstop provides information regarding the compass calibration procedure of the accessory rear view mirror after installation.
• 10136500Apr 17, 2018Engine cooling. TSB - DATA COLLECTION: EXTRACT CALIFORNIA EMISSIONS DATA FROM ECU (DC18) - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. This bulletin provides information related to extracting ?in use performance tracking? emissions data from the Engine Control Unit (ECU) of certain vehicles sold in California.
• 10136622Apr 4, 2018Equipment. PITSTOP - STINGER SOUND SYSTEM SETTINGS - This Pitstop provides information about some of the sound system settings available in the Stinger (CK) vehicles with Premium Navigation (720-watt Harmon/Kardon Quantum Logic Surround Sound System with 15 speakers). Specific settings covered in this Pitstop are Quantum Logic Surround, Clari-fi, and the Priority Sound Settings.
• 10133174Mar 5, 2018Electrical system. PITSTOP - BATTERY INSPECTION AND TESTING PROCEDURE USING GR8 (PS549) - This Pitstop provides information regarding how to properly inspect and test the battery on 18MY Stinger (CK) using GR8.
• 10133170Mar 2, 2018Engine cooling. PITSTOP - ENGINE COMPONENT RE-USE GUIDELINES - In general, parts and components removed during engine repairs should be considered serviceable, and should be thoroughly cleaned and transferred to the new engine.
• 10130098Feb 21, 2018Body and structure. TSB - SERVICE ACTION: RATTLE NOISE FROM TAILGATE (SA322A) - This bulletin provides the procedure to adjust the overslam bumpers, install a guide bumper mounting kit and to inspect/adjust the striker on some 2018MY Stinger (CK) vehicles, produced from September 21, 2017 through January 4, 2018, which may exhibit a rattle noise while driving, especially over bumps.
• 10130097Feb 21, 2018Body and structure. TSB - SERVICE ACTION - RATTLE NOISE FROM TAILGATE (BOD178) (Rev 1) (Closed) - See TSB-BOD178A. This bulletin has been closed.
• 10130106Feb 12, 2018Engine cooling, Transmission and drivetrain. TSB - SERVICE ACTION: THETA 2.0L TURBO ATF WARMER CONNECTOR REPLACEMENT (SA333) -This bulletin provides the procedure to replace the Automatic Transmission Fluid (ATF) warmer connector on some 2018MY Stinger (CK) vehicles, equipped with the Theta 2.0L Turbo engine and produced from September 9, 2017 through January 4, 2018, which may exhibit a coolant fluid leakage between the ATF connector and engine side heater…
• 10130095Feb 7, 2018Body and structure. PITSTOP - FRONT BUMPER TOW HOOK CAP - This Pitstop provides the procedure to inspect and adjust the tow hook cap alignment on the front bumper cover on 2018MY Stinger (CK) vehicles, equipped with the 3.3T-GDI LAMBDA-II engines.
• 10128614Jan 30, 2018Body and structure. TSB - SERVICE ACTION: RATTLE NOISE FROM TAILGATE (SA322) - This bulletin provides the procedure to adjust the overslam bumpers and install a guide bumper mounting kit on some 2018MY Stinger (CK) vehicles, produced from September 21, 2017 through January 4, 2018, which may exhibit a rattle noise while driving, especially over bumps. Follow the procedure outlined in this bulletin to adjust the overslam bumpers and…
• 10128620Jan 24, 2018Exterior lighting. TSB - SERVICE ACTION: HEADLAMP ?WELCOME BLINK? OPERATION ? ICU LOGIC IMPROVEMENT (SA331) - This bulletin provides the procedure to improve the logic of the Integrated Central Control Unit (ICU) on some 2018MY Stinger (CK) vehicles, produced from September 21, 2017 through December 15, 2017, which in very rare circumstances may experience inoperative ?welcome blink? of the headlamps.
• 10128583Jan 23, 2018Engine cooling. TSB - DATA COLLECTION: EXTRACT CALIFORNIA EMISSIONS DATA FROM ECU (DC18) - This bulletin provides information related to extracting ?in use performance tracking? emissions data from the Engine Control Unit (ECU) of certain vehicles sold in California.
• 10128608Jan 12, 2018Equipment. PITSTOP - PREMIUM NAVIGATION OR UVO eco WITH NAVIGATION (AVN 5.0) - This Pitstop provides information regarding the features and functionality on the latest generation Premium Navigation or UVO eco with Navigation (designated as AVN 5.0) system that is applied to some 2018MY Sportage (QL), Optima (JFa), Soul (PS), Stinger (CK), and Niro PHEV (DE) vehicles.
• 10127033Dec 21, 2017Engine cooling, Equipment. TSB - SERVICE ACTION: EMISSIONS LABEL REPLACEMENT (SA324) - This bulletin provides the procedure to replace the Emissions Label on some 2018MY Stinger (CK) vehicles equipped with Theta 2.0-T engines, produced from September 29, 2017 through November 20, 2017, which contains incorrect emissions information on both RWD and AWD models.
• 10127025Dec 21, 2017Body and structure. TSB - SERVICE ACTION: RATTLE NOISE FROM TAILGATE (SA322) - This bulletin provides the procedure to adjust the overslam bumpers and install a guide bumper mounting kit on some 2018MY Stinger (CK) vehicles, produced from September 21, 2017 through November 14, 2017, which may exhibit a rattle noise while driving, especially over bumps.
• 10127022Dec 21, 2017Latches, locks and linkages. PITSTOP - ACCESSING DRIVER DOOR LOCK CYLINDER - This pitstop provides information on the location and procedure to operate the driver's door lock cylinder on all 2018MY Stinger (CK) vehicles.

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