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Kia Seltos 2021technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB_ELE199 · NHTSA communication 10174517 · issued Apr 29, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2021
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: IBU JUDGEMENT LOGIC IMPROVEMENT UPDATE (SA423) - This bulletin provides the procedure to improve the judgement logic of the Integrated Body Control Unit (IBU) on some 2021MY Seltos (SP2) vehicles equipped with a standard key type (non-Smart Key), produced from November 21, 2019 through March 23, 2020, which may exhibit MIL ON with DTC(s) listed below. To correct this concern, apply the improved logic to the ECU using the KDS ECU Upgrade function as described in this bulletin.

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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.