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Kia Soul 2012technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-0106 · NHTSA communication 10042593 · issued Oct 1, 2011

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2012
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Kia: information provided relating to an engine with an abnormal noise emanating from the hydraulic lash adjuster (hlas) due to a lack of oil supply. *pe

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.