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Kia EV9 2026technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB_ELE405_R1 · NHTSA communication 11026752 · issued Dec 18, 2025

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2026
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: VCU OPERATION LOGIC IMPROVEMENT (SA634) - 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 information to upgrade the Vehicle Control Unit (VCU) system software on certain 2026MY EV9 (MV1a) vehicles produced from January 2, 2025 through November 3, 2025, where the Integrated Electronic Brake (IEB) Controller Area Network (CAN) times out on startup, resulting in a DTC warning light and failure to restart charging when the conn

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.