Kia Cadenza 2017–2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSBTRA075 · NHTSA communication 10130107 · issued Feb 8, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2017–2018
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
TSB - SERVICE ACTION: TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFT LOGIC IMPROVEMENT (SA337) - This bulletin provides the procedure to improve the logic of the Transmission Control Unit (TCU) on some 2017-2018MY Cadenza (YG) vehicles, produced from June 2, 2016 through August 18, 2017, which may experience unusual 5th gear engagement instead of 1st gear after starting the engine and shifting from Park (P) to Drive (D).
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.