Service bulletin PS611

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10163436
Published by NHTSA	2019-08-07
Manufacturer's number	PS611
Manufacturer's date	2019-07-01
NHTSA component	INTERIOR LIGHTING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

PITSTOP: CUSTOMER TIP: MOOD LAMP SK3 - This Pitstop provides information regarding the Sound Mood Lamp logic available only on the 2020MY Soul GT-Line 1.6T (SK3) with the Comfort and Convenience Package.

The document

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Components

Electrical system, Lighting

Vehicles listed
KIA SOUL	2020

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Recalls for the same vehicles and component
2022689	2022-12-06. Electrical

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

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