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Kia Soul 2014–2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSBSC117R1 · NHTSA communication 10092095 · issued Mar 31, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2014–2015
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Tsb: voluntary service campaign: acu logic update (sc117) - this bulletin provides information related to the update of the airbag control unit (acu) logic of some 2014~2015my soul (ps) vehicles, produced from july 21, 2013 through november 26, 2014, to reduce the likelihood of rollover airbag deployments in a few extreme driving events; typically at low speeds and involving parking valets and/or prolonged multi-level garage driving. To install the new logic, the acu should be updated using the gds/kds download, as described in this bulletin. Kia is requesting the completion of this service ca

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.