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Service bulletin TSB_FUE053

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10201528
Published by NHTSA2021-10-02
Manufacturer's numberTSB_FUE053
Manufacturer's date2021-09-15
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM):SOFTWARE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

NHTSA's summary

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: 1.6L GDI WITH MIL ON DTC P050A ECM LOGIC IMPROVEMENT (SA485) - This bulletin provides the procedure to update the software logic of the Engine Control Module (ECM) system on some 2014-2016MY Soul (PS) vehicles with Gamma 1.6L GDI engines, produced from August 29, 2013 through July 26, 2016, which may exhibit an MIL ON with DTC P050A (Cold Start Idle Air Control System Performance).

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, Fuel system, Engine control module

Trouble codes named

P050A

Vehicles listed
KIA SOUL2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
KIA SOUL EV2014, 2015, 2016 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)

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