Kia Soul 2020 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB_CHA102 · NHTSA communication 10169701 · issued Dec 4, 2019
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2020
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: EPS DTC JUDGEMENT LOGIC IMPROVEMENT SOFTWARE UPGRADE (SA409) - This bulletin provides the procedure to apply improved Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) judgement logic for the Electronic Power Steering (EPS) on some 2020MY Soul (SK3) vehicles, produced from November 15, 2018 through October 8, 2019, which requires a software upgrade. Install the improved logic of the EPS using the KDS ECU Upgrade function as described in this bulletin.
Vehicles covered
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.