Kia K5 2021–2022 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin CS2301_TSB · NHTSA communication 10230491 · issued Jan 17, 2023
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2021–2022
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: CUSTOMER SATISFACTION: ANTI-THEFT S/W LOGIC UPGRADE & DECAL INSTALLATION (CS2301) - This bulletin provides the procedure to upgrade the software logic of the Integrated Body Control Unit (IBU) or Body Control Module (BCM) system on some 2021-2022MY K5 vehicles produced from March 27, 2020 through December 21, 2021, which may not be equipped with and immobilizer. This logic upgrade will add anti-theft ignition start logic to the vehicle's system operation.
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.