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Kia Cadenza 2017–2018technical 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).

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.