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Kia Soul 2020technical service bulletin

Bulletin PS617 · NHTSA communication 10163440 · issued Jul 30, 2019

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2020
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

PITSTOP: DCT OIL LEVEL INSPECTION PROCEDURE - This Pitstop provides information regarding the procedural change made when inspecting the oil level on a Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT) for 2020MY~ Soul (SK3) vehicles. The DCT assembly now sits at a 5 degree difference from the previous Soul (PS). This change requires an updated oil level inspection procedure.

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.