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Service bulletin TSB-TRA055

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 id10109788
Published by NHTSA2017-08-02
Manufacturer's numberTSB-TRA055
Manufacturer's date2016-10-31
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL

NHTSA's summary

TSB: INHIBITOR SWITCH DIAGNOSIS INFORMATION - This bulletin gives information regarding the steps to take regarding the diagnosis of the Inhibitor Switch.

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Electrical system, Equipment and accessories, Labels and manuals

Vehicles listed
KIA CADENZA2014, 2015
KIA FORTE2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
KIA K9002015
KIA OPTIMA2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
KIA OPTIMA HYBRID2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
KIA RIO2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
KIA SEDONA2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
KIA SORENTO2011, 2012
KIA SORENTO2014, 2015
KIA SOUL2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
KIA SPORTAGE2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20245492024-08-15. Label
20243452024-06-14. Electrical
23V7240002023-10-26. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
20232752023-05-08. Electrical
23V2180002023-03-29. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY
20216802021-11-05. Electrical
21V7250002021-09-17. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
20V3890002020-07-02. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
19V1090002019-02-19. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
18V3380002018-05-23. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

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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