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Kia Soul 2019technical service bulletin

Bulletin DC_20190815 · NHTSA communication 10164176 · issued Aug 15, 2019

Technical service bulletin
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Equipment
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2019
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1
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Official summary

This communication was sent to the authorized Kia dealerships to update them on the recent Kia Media Reports. At Kia, safety is a top priority and we will continue to provide updates regarding news reports about non-collision fires in Kia vehicles and the status of cooperative work with the NHTSA. Should any defect be identified during the course of any investigation, KMA has and will continue to promptly notify the NHTSA and commence a recall.

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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.