Kia Soul 2014 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin PS289 · NHTSA communication 10109717 · issued Jan 24, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2014
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
PITSTOP: TRANSMISSION SHIFTING ISSUES AT LOW MILEAGE - On some 2014MY Soul vehicles the MIL (Malfunction Indicator Lamp) can illuminate accompanied by various DTC(s), including P0729 (6th gear synchronization error is detected), P0734 (4th gear synchronization error is detected), P0735 (5th gear synchronization error is detected) along with possible transmission shifting concerns.
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.