Kia Soul 2020–2021 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SC199_OWNR_SK3_3 · NHTSA communication 11029039 · issued Feb 19, 2026
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2020–2021
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS SERVICE CAMPAIGN: OWNER RENOTIFICATION (SC199 FL301) - This document is the owner renotification advising that Kia is conducting Voluntary Service Campaign to update the software programming on the Transmission Control Module (TCM) and, if necessary, replace the Intelligent Variable Transmission (IVT) on certain 2020-2021 MY Soul vehicles.
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.