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Kia Soul 2019technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSBBOD187 · NHTSA communication 10152893 · issued Dec 4, 2018

Technical service bulletin
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2019
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Official summary

TSB - COMBINATION TSB / SERVICE ACTION: BULKHEAD SEALANT APPLICATION (SA362) - This bulletin provides the procedure to apply sealant to the bulkhead on some 2019MY Soul (PS) and Soul EV (PSEV) vehicles, produced from August 6, 2018 through October 19, 2018, which may exhibit water intrusion into the main cabin. Follow the procedure in this bulletin to apply sealant to the bulkhead. Before conducting the procedure, verify that the vehicle is included in the list of affected VINs.

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.