Service bulletin TSB_ELE200_CLSD

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10184997
Published by NHTSA	2021-01-06
Manufacturer's number	TSB_ELE200_CLSD
Manufacturer's date	2020-12-03
NHTSA component	POWER TRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM)

NHTSA's summary

TSB_ELE200_CLOSED: Technical Service Bulletin superseded by SC199_TSB

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, Engine, Transmission and driveline, Engine control module, Software

Vehicles listed
KIA FORTE	2019, 2020
KIA SELTOS	2021
KIA SORENTO	2020, 2021

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

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