Service bulletin PS447
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| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 10089432 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2017-01-24 |
| Manufacturer's number | PS447 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2016-05-25 |
| NHTSA component | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE |
NHTSA's summary
FORWARD COLLISION WARNING (FCW) INDICATOR SHOWN ON CLUSTER WITHOUT DTC(S) - ON SOME 2016 MY SOUL (PS) VEHICLES, YOU MAY SEE A FORWARD COLLISION WARNING (FCW) INDICATOR MAY APPEAR ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WITH NO DTC'SPRESENT. THIS CONDITION MAY BE CAUSED BY INCORRECT/LOST VARIANT CODING OF THE LANE DEPARTURE WARNING SYSTEM (LDWS) CAMERA, OR WHEN REPLACING A NEW CAMERA. FOLLOW THE PROCEDURES OUTLINED IN THIS BULLETIN TO RESOLVE THE CONCERN.
The document
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Components
Driver assistance
| KIA SOUL | 2016 |
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Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| PS797 | 2025-12-18. Other. PITSTOP: TECHNICAL OPERATIONS: EXTERNAL DAMAGE TO ULTRASONIC SENSOR: This Pitstop provides information related to Parking Distance Warning (PDW) alerts and repairs involving ultrasonic sensors. The PDW system alerts the driver while parking, by calculating distance based on the difference in signal transmission and reception times between the vehicle (ultrasonic sensor) and an object. The membrane film of the ultrasonic sensor is used for object detention and can be damaged by stone chips or foreign substances while driving. Damage to the cover of the ultrasonic sensor can also lead to damage to the internal circuit. As a result of this external damage, the PDW system may not receive the proper signal from the ultrasonic sensor. In some cases, the system may cause a false alarm, no alert, or phantom warnings by a “Warning Lamp’ to be displayed on the cluster. The ultrasonic sensor membrane film should be always inspected for external damage and if any part replacement should be treated as a general repair, not as a warranty claim repair for this concern. (Please note that this Pitstop only applies to models/trims that are equipped with the ultrasonic sensors.) |
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| PS447 | 2020-12-03. Service bulletin. PITSTOP: FORWARD COLLISION WARNING (FCW) INDICATOR SHOWN ON CLUSTER WITHOUT DTC(s) - On some 2016MY Soul (PS) vehicles, you may see a Forward Collision Warning (FCW) indicator may appear on the instrument cluster with no DTC's present. This condition may be caused by incorrect/lost variant coding of the Lane Departure Warning System (LDWS) camera, or when replacing with a new camera. |