Kia bulletin WTY027_QA
What it saysThis document is the owner notification advising that Kia is extending the New Vehicle Limited Warranty coverage for repairs related to the illumination of the Airbag Warning Light in 2017 MY Sportage vehicles from 5… NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Kia filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Apr 22, 2022, received May 4, 2022, about the air bags — 3 documents under this number: WTY027_OWNR_YG, WTY027_OWNR_QL and 1 more. It names 2 model years (2017). A service bulletin is not a safety recall: it is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a condition, and whether the work is paid for depends on the warranty in force. Quoting the number at a service desk can save a diagnosis.
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What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationPicked out of NHTSA’s summary below, word for word. The document itself is the record, and the dealer checks the VIN.
WARRANTY EXTENSION: OWNER NOTIFICATION - This document is the owner notification advising that Kia is extending the New Vehicle Limited Warranty coverage for repairs related to the illumination of the Airbag Warning Light in 2017 MY Sportage vehicles from 5 years/60,000 miles to 15 years/unlimited miles, whichever comes first, starting from the date the vehicle was first put into service. This warranty extension is to address certain Airbag Warning Light ON conditions at no cost to you.
One of the 432 warranty extensions and special-coverage programs on file — every make, with the term each runs to.
Documents filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WTY027_OWNR_YG | Service bulletin | Apr 22, 2022 | 10210589 | PDF, 117 KB |
| WTY027_OWNR_QL | Service bulletin | Apr 22, 2022 | 10210588 | PDF, 117 KB |
| WTY027_QA | Service bulletin | Apr 19, 2022 | 10210587 | PDF, 135 KB |
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.
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 2 model years this bulletin names have filed 437 complaints with NHTSA since 2015.
I am submitting a complaint regarding my 2017 Kia Cadenza related to an ongoing airbag system failure and Kia’s refusal to cover the repair under their existing airbag warranty extension.
2017 Kia Cadenza · Air Bags · filed with NHTSA Oct 2, 2025 · ODI 11691010
A complaint is one owner’s account, not a defect finding, and a bulletin is not a recall. Nothing here says this bulletin was issued because of these complaints, or that the repair it describes fixed them. Complaint files on this site begin in 2015.
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Kia WTY027_QA a recall?
No. A service bulletin 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 WTY027_QA repair free?
Not automatically. A service bulletin describes how to diagnose or repair a condition; who pays depends on the warranty in force, any extension, and the dealer. Quoting the number can save a diagnosis either way. Every Kia warranty extension on file lists the ones Kia has filed.
Which vehicles does WTY027_QA cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 2 model years: 2017 Kia Cadenza, 2017 Kia Sportage. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.