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Service bulletin PS382

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 id10092102
Published by NHTSA2017-02-17
Manufacturer's numberPS382
Manufacturer's date2015-03-19
NHTSA componentEXTERIOR LIGHTING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

PITSTOP: 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 GUIDE’S 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.

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

Electrical system, Lighting

Vehicles listed
KIA AMANTI2008, 2009
KIA BORREGO2009
KIA FORTE2010
KIA FORTE KOUP2010 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
KIA OPTIMA2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
KIA RONDO2008, 2009, 2010
KIA SEDONA2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
KIA SOUL2010, 2011
KIA SPORTAGE2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20226072022-10-25. Electrical
20V0880002020-02-14. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
20165622016-11-14. Electrical
16V8150002016-11-10. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
15V3600002015-06-09. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
20133242013-09-25. Electrical
13V1140002013-04-01. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
20102902010-09-02. Electrical
10V3880002010-08-31. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
20091402009-05-14. Electrical

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
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