Service bulletin TSB-026
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.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 10034635 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2010-12-14 |
| Manufacturer's number | TSB-026 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2010-07-01 |
| NHTSA component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION |
NHTSA's summary
KIA: PROVIDES INFORMATION RELATED TO A ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) SOFTWARE UPGRADE AVAILABLE FOR SOME VEHICLES WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THIS SOFTWARE UPGRADE WILL COR4RECT A CONCERN WHICH MAY CAUSE THE HAC (HILL START ASSIST CONTROL) TO NOT OPERATE WHEN THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION LEVER IS PLACED INTO REVERSE. *PE
The document
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Components
Electrical system, Transmission and driveline, Manual transmission, Software
| KIA SORENTO | 2011 |
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