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Kia Soul 2015–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSBELE094 · NHTSA communication 10089021 · issued Oct 13, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2015–2016
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Service action: low voltage dc-dc converter (ldc) system logic improvement (sa201) - this bulletin provides information related to the reprogramming of the low voltage dc-dc converter (ldc) system of some 2015~2016my soul ev (ps ev) vehicles, produced from job# 1 through august 17, 2015, to prevent the possibility of 12v battery discharge during key off/doors locked condition.

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.