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Kia K5 2021–2022technical service bulletin

Bulletin CS2301_TSB_R3 · NHTSA communication 10239711 · issued Jul 13, 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 has been revised to include additional information. New/revised sections of this bulletin are indicated by a black bar in the margin area. 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 an immobilizer. This logic upgrade will add anti-theft ignition start l

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.