Service bulletin TSB-036
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 | 10042573 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2011-12-20 |
| Manufacturer's number | TSB-036 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2011-10-01 |
| NHTSA component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) |
NHTSA's summary
KIA: ON SOME VEHICLES WITH 4 SPEED, INFORMATION IS PROVIDING FOR UPGRADING TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULES (TCM) TO IMPROVE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH WHILE THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ACTIVATED. *PE
The document
No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.
Components
Throttle and cruise control, Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission, Transmission control module
| KIA FORTE | 2010 |
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Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| TSB-070 | 2010-10-27. Service bulletin. KIA: ECM UPGRADE FOR P0304 DUE TO VCM MOTOR VARIATION. PROVIDES THE PROCEDURE TO UPGRADE THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) OF SOME MODEL YEAR VEHICLES. REFLASH HAS ENHANCED VCM (VARIABLE CHARGE MOTION) ACTUATOR LOGIC TO IMPROVE A ROUGH IDLE CONDITION AT START UP OR A MIL ON AND STORED DTC P0304 SET AT START-UP. *PE |
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| TSB-070 REV 1 | 2010-10-20. Service bulletin. KIA: PCM UPGRADE FOR P0304 DUE TO VCM MOTOR VARIATION. PROCEDURE TO UPGRADE THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) OF SOME VEHICLES. THIS REFLASH HAS ENHANCED VCM (VARIABLE CHARGE MOTION) ACTUATOR LOGIC TO IMPROVE A ROUGH IDLE CONDITION AT START UP OR A MIL ON AND STORED DTC P0304 SET AT START UP. *PE |
| TSB-030 | 2010-04-26. Service bulletin. KIA: PCM UPGRADE-SHIFT HESITATION AND SHIFT DELAY IMPROVEMENT WITH 2.0L AND 4 SPEED A/T (SA020). SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE SLIGHT SHIFT HESITATION AND/OR TRANSAXLE SHIFT DELAY. THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM) IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE PCM AND SHOULD BE NOTED AS THE TCM IS REFERENCED. *PE |