Kia Soul 2012–2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin WTY013_OWNR_AM · NHTSA communication 10159443 · issued May 3, 2019
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2012–2013
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
OWNER LETTER: Dear Kia Soul Owner: Kia Motors America, Inc. takes pride in providing you with high quality and dependable vehicles. In order to maintain these standards, Kia is extending the New Vehicle Limited Warranty coverage, to all owners of the 2012-2013 MY Soul, for the Motor Driven Power Steering (MDPS) flexible coupling from 5-years/60,000-miles to 10-years/unlimitedmiles, starting from the date of first service. The MDPS unit may experience noise when turning the steering left or right, especially while the vehicle is stopped.
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.