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Service bulletin TSB-029

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10032674
Published by NHTSA2010-04-26
Manufacturer's numberTSB-029
Manufacturer's date2009-10-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

NHTSA's summary

KIA: SOUL MANUAL TRANSMISSION SHIFT SKIRT (SA015). SOME VEHICLES WITH MANUAL TRANSAXLES MAY EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT TO GET INTO FIRST (1ST) GEAR WHEN COMING TO A STOP. TO REPAIR THIS CONCERN REPLACE THE TRANSAXLE GEAR SHIFTER LOWER SKIRT, COMPLETE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT IS NOT NECESSARY. *PE

The document

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Components

Transmission and driveline, Manual transmission

Vehicles listed
KIA SOUL2010

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.