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Service bulletin TSB_ELE231_R2

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 id10200550
Published by NHTSA2021-09-03
Manufacturer's numberTSB_ELE231_R2
Manufacturer's date2021-08-24
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL; LANE DEPARTURE; FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

NHTSA's summary

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: FRONT VIEW CAMERA REPLACEMENT FOR DTC C160449 & C160649 - 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 on the inspection and replacement of the front camera on some vehicles. Due to an internal control chip concern inside the camera, the vehicle may exhibit a Forward Collision Avoidance Assist Warning Lamp (A) and/or Master Warning Lamp (B) with C160449 and/or C160649 codes. Certain systems may become temporarily disabled during occurrences: Smart Cruise Control (SCC), Lane Keep Assistance (LKA), Lane Departure Warning (LDW), Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA), Forward Collision Warning (FCW) and/or Driver Attention Warning (DAW).

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

Driver assistance, Electrical system, Equipment and accessories, Throttle and cruise control

Trouble codes named

C1604, C1606

Vehicles listed
KIA FORTE2019, 2020, 2021
KIA NIRO2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
KIA NIRO EV2019 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
KIA SOUL2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
KIA SPORTAGE2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
KIA TELLURIDE2020, 2021
KIA redundant NIRO2018

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20263272026-07-03. Electrical
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20243452024-06-14. Electrical
20243232024-06-06. Electrical
23V7240002023-10-26. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
23V2180002023-03-29. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY
20226892022-12-06. Electrical
22V8990002022-12-06. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY:THERMAL MANAGEMENT:FLUID/COOLANT
20224682022-08-16. Accessories
20216802021-11-05. 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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