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Kia Soul 2019–2020technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB_ELE239_R1 · NHTSA communication 10203457 · issued Nov 8, 2021

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2019–2020
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: ECM OBD CODE DISPLAY LOGIC IMPROVEMENT (SA474) - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. New/revised sections of this bulletin are indicated by a black bar in the margin area. This bulletin provides the procedure to update the software logic of the Engine Control Module (ECM) system on some 2019MY Stinger (CK) vehicles equipped with the 2.0L T-GDI engine and 8AT transmission, 2020MY Soul (SK3) vehicles with 2.0L MPI engine and 6MT transmission, and 2020MY Sportage (QL) vehicles with 2.4L GDI engine and 6AT transmission, in o

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.