Kia EV9 2024 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin OTA_SA618_SA626 · NHTSA communication 11023485 · issued Oct 1, 2025
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2024
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
RELEASE NOTES: OVER-THE-AIR: SERVICE ACTION: SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR SHIFT-BY-WIRE AND WIRELESS PHONE CHARGER (SA618-SA626) - This Over-the-Air (OTA) software update is designed to update the Shift-By-Wire (SBW) and Wireless Phone Charger (WPC) logic of certain 2024 EV9 vehicles. This update is designed to improve shift control logic for smoother shifts into Reverse as well as the Digital Key 2 feature to better detect the NFC Card Key.
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.