# Service bulletin TSB\_ELE148

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: 10170778
- Published by NHTSA: 2020\-02\-04
- Manufacturer's number: TSB\_ELE148
- Manufacturer's date: 2020\-01\-21
- NHTSA component: EXTERIOR LIGHTING

## NHTSA's summary

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: HALOGEN HEAD LAMP LOW BEAM BULB CONNECTOR REPLACEMENT \- This bulletin provides information regarding the procedure to repair the bulb connector on some 2010MY\~ vehicles listed on the table below, which may exhibit a bulb connector concern. To correct this concern, replace the connector with a new and improved part.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/MC-10170778-0001.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/MC-10170778-9999.pdf)

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## Components

Lighting

## Vehicles listed

- 2014 to 2019 KIA CADENZA
- 2010 to 2018 KIA FORTE
- 2010 to 2015 KIA FORTE KOUP
- 2016 KIA FORTE KOUP
- 2017 to 2020 KIA NIRO
- 2011 to 2020 KIA OPTIMA
- 2011 to 2020 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID
- 2012 to 2017 KIA RIO
- 2010 to 2020 KIA SEDONA
- 2010 to 2019 KIA SOUL
- 2015 to 2019 KIA SOUL EV
- 2011 to 2020 KIA SPORTAGE
- 2018 to 2020 KIA STINGER

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [2021574](/recalls/tc/2021574.md), 2021-09-17: Lights And Instruments
- [21V725000](/recalls/nhtsa/21V725000.md), 2021-09-17: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
- [15V360000](/recalls/nhtsa/15V360000.md), 2015-06-09: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
- [13V114000](/recalls/nhtsa/13V114000.md), 2013-04-01: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [TSB\_ELE299](/bulletins/10238482.md), 2023-07-05, Service bulletin: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE; EXTERIOR LIGHTING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: REAR COMBINATION LAMP INSPECTION AND SOFTWARE UPGRADE \- This bulletin provides the procedure to inspect, and if necessary, replace the rear combination lamp holder and wire harness, and update the software logic of the Smart Junction Block \(SJB\) system on some 2020\-2022MY Sportage \(QL\) vehicles produced from December 27, 2018 through December 7, 2021 equipped with a halogen bulb taillamp assembly. In some vehicles, the Master Warning Light may illuminate and display the message \&\#34;Check brake light\&\#34; on the instrument cluster, even if the brake light bulb is working properly.
- [TSB\_BOD314](/bulletins/10237139.md), 2023-06-01, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE; LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LOCK; STRUCTURE:INTERIOR PANELS:SUN VISOR; INTERIOR LIGHTING. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: OVERHEAD CONSOLE SUNGLASS DOOR\-LATCH REPAIR \- This bulletin provides information to repair the overhead console lamp assembly and sunglass door latch on some 2012\-2023MY model vehicles listed in the table below, which may encounter the sunglass case of the overhead console lamp not closing properly.
- [TSB\_BOD055\_R1](/bulletins/10201529.md), 2021-10-02, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE; EXTERIOR LIGHTING. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: INFORMATION FOR HEADLAMP CONDENSATION AND MOISTURE \- This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. New/revised sections of this bulletin are indicated by a black bar in the margin area. This bulletin provides information relating to some Kia models that may exhibit fogging, condensation, and/or moisture inside a headlamp assembly. Generally, a fogging condition is considered normal and can be eliminated by turning on the headlamps with the engine running for up to 30 minutes or during normal driving conditions. Headlamp assembly replacement WILL NOT be necessary in most cases.
- [TSBELE152\_R1](/bulletins/10167295.md), 2019-11-07, Service bulletin: EXTERIOR LIGHTING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TSBELE152\_Rev1: MULTI\-FUNCTION SWITCH REPLACEMENT FOR HEADLAMP FLICKERING \- This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. This bulletin provides the procedure to replace the multi\-function switch on some 2014MY Soul \(PS\) vehicles, produced from July 21, 2013 through June 20, 2014, which may exhibit intermittent flickering of the low/high beams.
- [PS623](/bulletins/10165585.md), 2019-10-03, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EXTERIOR LIGHTING. PITSTOP: HIGH BEAM ASSIST \(HBA\) FEATURE \- This Pitstop provides the procedure of enabling the High Beam Assist \(HBA\) feature on some 2019\-2020MY Sedona \(YP PE\) vehicles.
- [WTY014\_QA](/bulletins/10162053.md), 2019-07-04, Service bulletin: EXTERIOR LIGHTING; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. WTY014\_QA: This document is the Question and Answer guide for the warranty extension on the Headlamp Assembly for the 2011\-2013 MY Optima and Optima HEV vehicles.
- [WTY014\_PSM](/bulletins/10162052.md), 2019-07-04, Service bulletin: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS; EXTERIOR LIGHTING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. WTY014\_PSM: This document is the notification to the Parts and Service Managers advising them of the warranty extension on the Headlamp Assembly on 2011\-2013 MY Optima and Optima Hybrid vehicles.
- [WTY014\_OWNR](/bulletins/10162051.md), 2019-07-04, Service bulletin: EXTERIOR LIGHTING; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. wty014\_OWNR: This document is the Owner Notification Letter advising the customers of the Warranty Extension on the Headlamp Assembly on the 2011\-2013 MY Optima and Optima HEV vehicles.
- [WTY014\_DP](/bulletins/10162050.md), 2019-07-04, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EXTERIOR LIGHTING; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. WTY014: This document is the Dealer Principal Notification advising of the Warranty Extension Program for the Headlamp Assembly on 2011\-2013 MY Optima and Optima HEV vehicles.
- [TSBELE181](/bulletins/10162046.md), 2019-07-04, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. TSB: TF/TF\-HEV HEADLAMP INSPECTION AND/OR REPLACEMENT \- This bulletin provides the procedure to inspect and/or replace the headlamp assembly on some 2011\-2013 MY Optima \(TF, TF\-HEV\) vehicles produced from August 12, 2010 to December 12, 2013. The internal reflective chrome film in the low beam headlamp housing may deteriorate over time, resulting in gradual dimming of the low beam headlamp\(s\). Follow the headlamp assembly inspection and/or replacement outlined in this bulletin.

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