Kia K5 2022–2023 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB_TRA107 · NHTSA communication 10232939 · issued Mar 8, 2023
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2022–2023
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: 8-SPEED DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION (DCT) S/W LOGIC IMPROVEMENT (SA526) - This bulletin supersedes SA502. This bulletin provides information to update the software logic of the A/T system on certain 2022-2023MY K5 (DL3a) and Sorento (MQ4a) vehicles equipped with Theta 2.5L T-GDI engine and 8-Speed DCT. The affected vehicles may exhibit an abnormal shifting condition while driving, due to the amount of clutch oil flow consumption immediately after starting. In some cases, the cluster may display a transmission error message and/or MIL ON with DTC P086800
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.