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Kia Soul 2011technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSBBOD096 · NHTSA communication 10090442 · issued Jun 21, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2011
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Service action: horn assembly inspection and upgrade procedure (sa144) - this bulletin provides the procedure to inspect and, if necessary, replace the horn assembly on some soul (am) vehicles, produced from september 1, 2010 to november 30, 2010. Perform the inspection procedure to determine if the horn sound is distorted or irregular and replace per the service procedure, if necessary.

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.