Kia bulletin SC318
Kia filed this with NHTSA as a emissions communication dated Nov 14, 2024, about the engine — 5 documents under this number: SC318_OWNR, SC318_TSB, SC318_QA, SC318_DPSM and more. It names 1 model year (2024). A emissions communication is not a safety recall — there is no NHTSA campaign number and no federal requirement — but it is usually work the manufacturer pays for on the vehicles it names; the dealer checks the VIN against the manufacturer’s list.
What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationTECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS SERVICE CAMPAIGN: ECM LOGIC UPDATE (SC318) - This bulletin provides the procedure to update the software logic of the Engine Control Module (ECM) system on certain 2024MY Sorento (MQ4a) vehicles equipped with 2.5L T-GDI Theta III engines produced from December 7, 2023 through February 26, 2024. The subject vehicles may have engine calibrations that were not optimized for emissions standards under certain specific conditions, which may cause the vehicle to release air pollution which exceed Federal and California standards. As a result, the subject vehicles may exhibit an illumination of the Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) with DTC P060547.
Documents filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC318_OWNR | Emissions | Nov 14, 2024 | 11010522 | not yet checked |
| SC318_TSB | Service bulletin | Nov 8, 2024 | 11010524 | not yet checked |
| SC318_QA | Emissions | Nov 7, 2024 | 11010523 | not yet checked |
| SC318_DPSM | Emissions | Nov 7, 2024 | 11010521 | not yet checked |
| SC318_DP | Emissions | Nov 7, 2024 | 11010518 | not yet checked |
The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5. One communication is usually filed as several documents — the bulletin, a dealer notice, an owner letter — and the number on any of them finds this page. A PDF link is shown only once NHTSA’s own server has been seen to serve that document; the rest are checked over the following nights. Quote the number at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Model years it names
Source: as the manufacturer filed themA vehicle page’s bulletin list shows the newest few communications filed against that model year; the count there is every one.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Kia SC318 a recall?
No. A emissions communication is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR 579.5; a safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number (two digits, a letter, six digits) and a federal duty to repair for free. Check the vehicle’s recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or on its page here.
Is the SC318 repair free?
A emissions communication is usually paid by the manufacturer on the vehicles it names, within the terms and time limit the document sets; the dealer checks the VIN against the manufacturer’s list.
Which vehicles does SC318 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 1 model year: 2024 Kia Sorento. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.