Kia Soul 2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSBBOD123 · NHTSA communication 10088711 · issued Dec 15, 2015
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2013
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Service action: interior door handle(s) inspection and/or replacement (sa205) - this bulletin provides the procedure to inspect and/or replace the interior door handle(s) of some 2013my soul (am) vehicles, produced from august 1, 2012 through september 30, 2013, which may exhibit peeling of the chrome finish on the door handle (as shown below). To correct this condition, kia is requesting the completion of this service action on all affected vehicles. Before conducting the procedure, verify the vehicle is included in the list of affected vins.
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.