Kia Soul Service Bulletins
554 manufacturer communications on file.
- April 3, 2015•Document ID: 10090005Service Bulletin/Repair InstructionsTIRES:VALVE; EQUIPMENT
- Mfr Comm. #:
- SC119QA
- Date Added:
- January 31, 2017
- Manufacturer:
- KIA
Summary"Q AND A: FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN (SC119) 2010 MY FORTE, 2010 MY SOUL, AND 2011 MY SORENTO REPLACEMENT OF THE VALVE STEM ASSEMBLY"
Associated Products (3)Associated Documents - April 3, 2015•Document ID: 10089999Service Bulletin/Repair InstructionsTIRES:VALVE; EQUIPMENT
- Mfr Comm. #:
- SC119DEALERPSM
- Date Added:
- January 31, 2017
- Manufacturer:
- KIA
SummaryDEALER PARTS AND SERVICE MANAGER MEMO: ATTENTION: ALL KIA PARTS & SERVICE MANAGERS - KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. IS CONDUCTING A VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN TO REPLACE THE TIRE VALVE STEM ASSEMBLIES TO PREVENT GRADUAL LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE IN CERTAIN 2010 MY FORTE, 2011 MY SORENTO AND 2010 MY SOUL VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE 21 SALT STATES WHERE HEAVY AMOUNTS OF ROAD SALT ARE USED. THE 21 SALT STATES ARE: CT, DC, DE, IA, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VT, WI, WV. IN ADDITION TO THE SALT BELT STATES, THE FOLLOWING STATES HAVE SUBSTANTIALLY RAISED THEIR USE OF ROAD SALT OVER THE YEARS AND ARE ALSO PART OF THIS SERVICE CAMPAIGN: KS, KY, NE, ND, SD, UT, AND AK.
Associated Products (3)Associated Documents - April 3, 2015•Document ID: 10089998Service Bulletin/Repair InstructionsTIRES:VALVE
- Mfr Comm. #:
- SC119DEALERP
- Date Added:
- January 31, 2017
- Manufacturer:
- KIA
SummaryDEALER PRINCIPAL MEMO: ATTENTION: ALL DEALER PRINCIPALS - KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. WILL BE CONDUCTING A VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN, TO REPLACE THE TIRE VALVE STEM ASSEMBLIES IN CERTAIN 2010 MY SOUL, 2010 MY FORTE, AND 2011 MY SORENTO VEHICLES ORIGINALLY RETAILED OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN ONE OF THE SALT-BELT STATES.
Associated Products (3)Associated Documents - April 1, 2015•Document ID: 10089991Service Bulletin/Repair InstructionsELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT
- Mfr Comm. #:
- PS393
- Date Added:
- January 31, 2017
- Manufacturer:
- KIA
SummaryPITSTOP: GMI FAULT ON AEROVIRONMENT DC FAST CHARGER (LEVEL 3) - WHEN ENCOUNTERING CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS OF A GROUND MONITOR INTERRUPT (GMI) FAULT OCCURRING ONLY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO FAST CHARGE ON AN AEROVIRONMENT (AV) LEVEL 3 CHARGER, FIRST VERIFY THE VEHICLE WILL SUCCESSFULLY CHARGE ON A NON-AEROVIRONMENT LEVEL 3 CHARGER (ABB, SIGNET, ETC.). IF THE GMI FAULT ONLY OCCURS WHEN CHARGING ON THE AEROVIRONMENT LEVEL 3 CHARGER, THE BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (BMS) UNIT MAY REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. CONTACT TECHLINE TO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL DIAGNOSTIC GUIDANCE TO RESOLVE THIS CONCERN.
Associated Products (2)Associated Documents - March 31, 2015•Document ID: 10092095Service Bulletin/Repair InstructionsELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT
- Mfr Comm. #:
- TSBSC117R1
- Date Added:
- February 17, 2017
- Manufacturer:
- KIA
SummaryTSB: VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN: ACU LOGIC UPDATE (SC117) - THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION RELATED TO THE UPDATE OF THE AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT (ACU) LOGIC OF SOME 2014~2015MY SOUL (PS) VEHICLES, PRODUCED FROM JULY 21, 2013 THROUGH NOVEMBER 26, 2014, TO REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF ROLLOVER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENTS IN A FEW EXTREME DRIVING EVENTS; TYPICALLY AT LOW SPEEDS AND INVOLVING PARKING VALETS AND/OR PROLONGED MULTI-LEVEL GARAGE DRIVING. TO INSTALL THE NEW LOGIC, THE ACU SHOULD BE UPDATED USING THE GDS/KDS DOWNLOAD, AS DESCRIBED IN THIS BULLETIN. KIA IS REQUESTING THE COMPLETION OF THIS SERVICE CAMPAIGN ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES, INCLUDING DEALER STOCK, PRIOR TO DELIVERY. FOR CONFIRMATION THAT THE LATEST REFLASH HAS BEEN DONE TO A VEHICLE YOU ARE WORKING ON, VERIFY ROM ID USING THE TABLES IN THIS TSB.
Associated Products (2)Associated Documents - March 27, 2015•Document ID: 10092100Service Bulletin/Repair InstructionsEQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Mfr Comm. #:
- PS365R1
- Date Added:
- February 17, 2017
- Manufacturer:
- KIA
SummaryPITSTOP: BLUETOOTH® ISSUES AFTER IPHONE® IOS 8 SOFTWARE UPDATE - THIS ARTICLE PROVIDES INFORMATION RELATED TO POSSIBLE BLUETOOTH CONCERNS WHEN USING AN IPHONE® WITH IOS 8.X (IOS 8, 8.0.1, 8.0.2, 8.1, 8.1.2, 8.1.3, ETC.) WHILE PAIRED TO A HEAD UNIT.
Associated Products (28)2015 Kia Forte2015 Kia Forte Koup2015 Kia K9002015 Kia Optima2015 Kia Rio2015 Kia Sorento2015 Kia Soul2015 Kia Sportage2014 Kia Forte2014 Kia Forte Koup2014 Kia Optima2014 Kia Rio2014 Kia Sorento2014 Kia Soul2014 Kia Sportage2013 Kia Forte2013 Kia Forte Koup2013 Kia Optima2013 Kia Rio2013 Kia Sorento+ 8 moreAssociated Documents - March 27, 2015•Document ID: 10092083Service Bulletin/Repair InstructionsEQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; STEERING
- Mfr Comm. #:
- TSBCHA054
- Date Added:
- February 17, 2017
- Manufacturer:
- KIA
SummaryTSB: SERVICE ACTION: FRONT END ALIGNMENT CORRECTION (SA186) - THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION REGARDING A FRONT END ALIGNMENT CONCERN ON SOME 2015MY SOUL (PS) VEHICLES, PRODUCED FROM FEBRUARY 9, 2015 THROUGH FEBRUARY 10, 2015, WHICH MAY EXHIBIT AN OFF-CENTER STEERING WHEEL CONCERN (1.5¢ª ~ 2¢ª). TO CORRECT AND/OR PREVENT THIS CONDITION, PERFORM A FRONT END ALIGNMENT BY REFERRING TO THE APPLICABLE WORKSHOP MANUAL ON KGIS. KIA IS REQUESTING THE COMPLETION OF THIS SERVICE ACTION ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES IN DEALER STOCK, PRIOR TO DELIVERY. BEFORE CONDUCTING THE PROCEDURE, VERIFY THE VEHICLE IS INCLUDED IN THE LIST OF AFFECTED VINS ON PAGE 2.
Associated Products (1)Associated Documents - March 24, 2015•Document ID: 10092111Service Bulletin/Repair InstructionsELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Mfr Comm. #:
- SC117OWNER
- Date Added:
- February 17, 2017
- Manufacturer:
- KIA
SummaryOWNER LETTER: DEAR KIA SOUL OWNER - KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. IS CONDUCTING A VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN TO UPDATE THE AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT (ACU) LOGIC FOR ANTICIPATED ROLLOVER SITUATIONS FOR THE CURTAIN AND SIDE AIRBAGS IN CERTAIN 2014-2015 MY SOUL VEHICLES.
Associated Products (2)Associated Documents - March 20, 2015•Document ID: 10092097Service Bulletin/Repair InstructionsAIR BAGS; EQUIPMENT
- Mfr Comm. #:
- TSBSC117
- Date Added:
- February 17, 2017
- Manufacturer:
- KIA
SummaryTSB: VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN: ACU LOGIC UPDATE (SC117) - THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION RELATED TO THE UPDATE OF THE AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT (ACU) LOGIC OF SOME 2014~2015MY SOUL (PS) VEHICLES, PRODUCED FROM JULY 21, 2013 THROUGH NOVEMBER 26, 2014. TO INSTALL THE NEW LOGIC, THE ACU SHOULD BE UPDATED USING THE GDS/KDS DOWNLOAD, AS DESCRIBED IN THIS BULLETIN. KIA IS REQUESTING THE COMPLETION OF THIS SERVICE CAMPAIGN ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES, INCLUDING DEALER STOCK, PRIOR TO DELIVERY. FOR CONFIRMATION THAT THE LATEST REFLASH HAS BEEN DONE TO A VEHICLE YOU ARE WORKING ON, VERIFY ROM ID USING THE TABLES IN THIS TSB.
Associated Products (2)Associated Documents - March 19, 2015•Document ID: 10092113Service Bulletin/Repair InstructionsELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Mfr Comm. #:
- SC117QA
- Date Added:
- February 17, 2017
- Manufacturer:
- KIA
SummaryQ AND A: 2014-2015 MY SOUL ACU LOGIC UPDATE VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN (SC117)
Associated Products (2)Associated Documents - March 19, 2015•Document ID: 10092109Service Bulletin/Repair InstructionsAIR BAGS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Mfr Comm. #:
- SC117DEALERPSM
- Date Added:
- February 17, 2017
- Manufacturer:
- KIA
SummaryDEALER PARTS & SERVICE MANAGER MEMO: ATTENTION: ALL KIA PARTS & SERVICE MANAGERS - KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. WILL BE CONDUCTING A VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN, TO UPDATE THE AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT LOGIC FOR CERTAIN 2014-2015 MY SOUL VEHICLES. KIA PROVIDES SOFTWARE LOGIC FOR THE 2014-2015 MY SOUL WHICH CAN PREDICT CERTAIN ROLLOVER EVENTS AND PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS BY DEPLOYING THE CURTAIN AND SIDE AIRBAGS IN ADVANCE OF A ROLLOVER. KIA HAS BECOME AWARE OF A FEW EXTREME DRIVING EVENTS, TYPICALLY AT LOW SPEEDS AND INVOLVING PARKING VALETS AND/OR PROLONGED MULTI-LEVEL GARAGE DRIVING, WHICH CAN DEPLOY SUCH AIRBAGS BY COINCIDING WITH A SPECIALIZED PORTION OF THE ACU ROLLOVER DEPLOYMENT LOGIC WHERE IT IS NOT LIKELY THAT A ROLLOVER WOULD OCCUR. KIA HAS DECIDED TO ADJUST THE SYSTEM LOGIC TO REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF ROLLOVER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENTS IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES.
Associated Products (2)Associated Documents - March 19, 2015•Document ID: 10092108Service Bulletin/Repair InstructionsAIR BAGS
- Mfr Comm. #:
- SC117DEALERP
- Date Added:
- February 17, 2017
- Manufacturer:
- KIA
SummaryDEALER PRINCIPAL MEMO: ATTENTION: ALL DEALER PRINCIPALS - KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. WILL BE CONDUCTING A VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN, TO UPDATE THE AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT (ACU) LOGIC WHICH PREDICTS LIKELY ROLLOVER EVENTS AND DEPLOYS THE CURTAIN AND SIDE AIRBAGS FOR CERTAIN 2014-2015 MY KIA SOUL VEHICLES.
Associated Products (2)Associated Documents - March 19, 2015•Document ID: 10092102Service Bulletin/Repair InstructionsELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- Mfr Comm. #:
- PS382
- Date Added:
- February 17, 2017
- Manufacturer:
- KIA
SummaryPITSTOP: STOP LAMP SWITCH IDENTIFICATION MATRIX (SC098) - KMA HAS RECEIVED A NUMBER OF INCORRECT WARRANTY RETURN PARTS RELATED TO CAMPAIGN SC098 AND HAS DETERMINED THAT AT TIMES DEALER STAFF MAY HAVE DIFFICULTY IN QUICKLY AND EASILY IDENTIFYING THE CORRECT SWITCHES WHILE ORDERING PARTS, PREPARING TO PERFORM THE STOP LAMP REPLACEMENT OR WHILE PREPARING TO RETURN REPLACED SWITCHES TO KMA (IN CASE OF AN EXISTING MANDATORY PART RETURN (MPR) REQUEST). TO FACILITATE FASTER AND EASIER IDENTIFICATION OF THE CORRECT PARTS, A PICTURE GUIDE AS SHOWN ON PAGE 2 IS PROVIDED. THE GUIDES CONTENT WAS PURPOSELY FORMATTED TO FIT ON ONE PAGE SO IT CAN BE EASILY PRINTED AND KEPT ON OR NEAR A WORKSTATION, PARTS COUNTER OR TOOL BOX.
Associated Products (24)2011 Kia Optima2011 Kia Sedona2011 Kia Soul2011 Kia Sportage2010 Kia Forte2010 Kia Forte Koup2010 Kia Optima2010 Kia Rondo2010 Kia Sedona2010 Kia Soul2010 Kia Sportage2009 Kia Amanti2009 Kia Borrego2009 Kia Optima2009 Kia Rondo2009 Kia Sedona2009 Kia Sportage2008 Kia Amanti2008 Kia Optima2008 Kia Rondo+ 4 moreAssociated Documents - March 12, 2015•Document ID: 10092088Service Bulletin/Repair InstructionsENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
- Mfr Comm. #:
- TSBENG146
- Date Added:
- February 17, 2017
- Manufacturer:
- KIA
SummaryTSB: ECM UPGRADE RIO, SOUL MIL ON WITH DTC(S) P0456/P0461/P050A/P2188/P2192/P0128/P0326/P0441 - THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION RELATED TO THE ECM SOFTWARE UPGRADE FOR SOME 2012~2013MY RIO (UB) AND SOME 2012~2013 SOUL (AM) VEHICLES WHICH MAY EXPERIENCE A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATED WITH THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) SYSTEM-RELATED DTCS; P0456, P0461, P050A, P2188, P2192, P0128, P0326, P0441. TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION, THE ECM SHOULD BE REPROGRAMMED USING THE GDS DOWNLOAD AS DESCRIBED IN THIS BULLETIN. BEFORE PERFORMING THIS PROCEDURE, VERIFY THE VIN FALLS WITHIN THE PRODUCTION RANGES BY CONSULTING THE TABLE ON PAGE 10. FOR CONFIRMATION THAT THE LATEST REFLASH HAS BEEN DONE TO A VEHICLE YOU ARE WORKING ON, VERIFY ROM ID USING THE TABLES IN THIS TSB.
Associated Products (4)Associated Documents - March 6, 2015•Document ID: 10092104Service Bulletin/Repair InstructionsELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)
- Mfr Comm. #:
- PS387
- Date Added:
- February 17, 2017
- Manufacturer:
- KIA
SummaryPITSTOP: NAVIGATION HEADUNIT AND SD CARD COMPATIBILITY - THIS ARTICLE PROVIDES INFORMATION IN REGARDS TO POSSIBLE COMPATIBILITY ISSUES BETWEEN NAVIGATION HEAD UNITS AND SD CARDS WHEN REPLACING HEAD UNITS FOR MULTIMEDIA ISSUES. IF AFTER REPLACING A NAVIGATION HEAD UNIT THE ORIGINAL SD CARD DOES NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY, FOLLOW THE STEPS BELOW TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE:
Associated Products (22)2016 Kia K9002016 Kia Sorento2015 Kia Optima2015 Kia Rio2015 Kia Sedona2015 Kia Sorento2015 Kia Soul2015 Kia Sportage2014 Kia Optima2014 Kia Sorento2014 Kia Soul2014 Kia Sportage2013 Kia Optima2013 Kia Sorento2013 Kia Soul2013 Kia Sportage2012 Kia Optima2012 Kia Sorento2012 Kia Soul2012 Kia Sportage+ 2 moreAssociated Documents - March 1, 2015•Document ID: 10058402Service Bulletin/Repair InstructionsENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Mfr Comm. #:
- TSB-146 REV 1
- Date Added:
- September 16, 2015
- Manufacturer:
- KIA
SummaryKIA: ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) SOFTWARE HAS BEEN UPGRADED FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES EXPERIENCING MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) THAT ILLUMINATES AND ECM NEEDS REPROGRAMMING WITH LATEST GDS DOWNLOAD. MODEL 2012-14 RIO, 2012-14 SOUL. *PE
Associated Products (6)Associated Documents - March 1, 2015•Document ID: 10057850Service Bulletin/Repair InstructionsAIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE
- Mfr Comm. #:
- SC117
- Date Added:
- July 7, 2015
- Manufacturer:
- KIA
SummaryKIA 2014-2015MY SOUL: BULLETIN WHICH CONTAINS NEW /REVISED INFORMATION RELATED TO THE AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT OF CERTAIN 2014-2015 VEHICLES FROM JULY 2013-NOVEMBER2014. *LJ
Associated Products (2)Associated Documents - February 13, 2015•Document ID: 10089783Service Bulletin/Repair InstructionsELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Mfr Comm. #:
- TSBELE078
- Date Added:
- January 27, 2017
- Manufacturer:
- KIA
SummaryTSB: SERVICE ACTION: UVO HEAD UNIT REPLACEMENT (SA184) - THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES THE PROCEDURE TO REPLACE THE UVO HEAD UNIT ON SOME OF 2015MY SOUL (PS), SPORTAGE (SL) SEDONA (YP) AND FORTE (YD) VEHICLES, WHICH MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION IN WHICH THE UVO AUDIO HEAD UNIT WILL INTERMITTENTLY NOT POWER UP. TO PREVENT AND/OR CORRECT THIS CONDITION, REPLACE THE AUDIO HEAD UNIT WITH A NEW ONE FOLLOWING THE SERVICE PROCEDURE OUTLINED IN THIS TSB. KIA IS REQUESTING THE COMPLETION OF THIS SERVICE ACTION ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES IN DEALER STOCK, PRIOR TO DELIVERY.
Associated Products (4)Associated Documents - February 3, 2015•Document ID: 10089787Service Bulletin/Repair InstructionsEQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Mfr Comm. #:
- PS373R1
- Date Added:
- January 27, 2017
- Manufacturer:
- KIA
SummaryPITSTOP: MODE SWITCHES FROM SIRIUSXM® OR FM TO AM - THIS PITSTOP PROVIDES INFORMATION TO ADDRESS POSSIBLE CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS ON AVN 4.0 (NAVIGATION HEAD UNIT) RELATING TO: * MODE SWITCHES TO AM (USUALLY FROM SIRIUSXM® , FM, CD, OTHER MEDIA MODE OR FROM NAVIGATION) AFTER STARTUP. * PREPARING SIRIUS IS SHOWN ON THE DISPLAY PRIOR TO THE UNIT SWITCHING TO AM. * ISSUE BEGAN AT THE START OF THE NEW YEAR (AFTER JANUARY 1ST, 2015).
Associated Products (3)Associated Documents - December 19, 2014•Document ID: 10090180Service Bulletin/Repair InstructionsELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM); EQUIPMENT
- Mfr Comm. #:
- TSBELE060R1
- Date Added:
- February 2, 2017
- Manufacturer:
- KIA
SummaryTSB: OPTIMA (QF) AND SOUL (AM) AVN AND BASE AUDIO SYSTEM UPGRADE - THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES THE PROCEDURE FOR UPGRADING THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND BASE AUDIO SYSTEM SOFTWARE OF SOME 2012MY OPTIMA (QF) AND SOME 2012MY SOUL (AM) VEHICLES, TO IMPROVE BLUETOOTH® CONNECTIVITY.
Associated Products (2)Associated Documents