Kia Seltos 2021–2023 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SC242_DP · NHTSA communication 10218671 · issued Aug 18, 2022
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2021–2023
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN: DEALER PRINCIPAL MEMO - This document is the announcement to the dealer principals that Kia is conducting a Voluntary Service Campaign on certain All-Wheel Drive 2021-2023 MY Seltos vehicles equipped with 2.0L engines manufactured from November 20, 2019 through May 18, 2022. The current All-Wheel Drive Electronic Control Unit ('AWD ECU') software logic may not detect the spare tire when installed on the vehicle. If the spare tire is not detected, transfer case oil temperatures can increase.
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.