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Kia Soul 2012–2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSBCLI021R1 · NHTSA communication 10090614 · issued Jul 17, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2012–2013
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Tsb: service action: manual hvac control unit logic improvement (sa148) - this bulletin provides information related to a controller software upgrade for 2012-13my soul (am) vehicles, produced from july 11, 2011 to june 22, 2012, and equipped with manual hvac controls. Revised.

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.