# Service bulletin TSB\_ELE044\_R3

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: 10210264
- Published by NHTSA: 2022\-05\-04
- Manufacturer's number: TSB\_ELE044\_R3
- Manufacturer's date: 2022\-04\-07
- NHTSA component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

## NHTSA's summary

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: HIGH\-VOLTAGE BATTERY ORDERING AND RETURN PROCEDURE \- 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 outlines the ordering and return procedure for high\-voltage Lithium\-ion batteries equipped on EV/hybrid vehicles \(hereafter referred to as "high\-voltage batteries" or HVBs\).

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2022/MC-10210264-0001.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2022/MC-10210264-9999.pdf)

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it.

## Components

Electrical system, Fuel system

## Vehicles listed

- 2017 to 2022 KIA NIRO
- 2019 to 2022 KIA NIRO EV
- 2018 to 2022 KIA NIRO PHEV
- 2011 to 2020 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID
- 2018 to 2020 KIA OPTIMA PHEV
- 2021 to 2022 KIA SORENTO HYBRID
- 2015 to 2020 KIA SOUL EV

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [25V649000](/recalls/nhtsa/25V649000.md), 2025-09-25: VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
- [2024345](/recalls/tc/2024345.md), 2024-06-14: Electrical
- [24V358000](/recalls/nhtsa/24V358000.md), 2024-05-21: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:SHOCK PROTECTION
- [23V724000](/recalls/nhtsa/23V724000.md), 2023-10-26: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION \(PRNDL\); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
- [2023275](/recalls/tc/2023275.md), 2023-05-08: Electrical
- [23V218000](/recalls/nhtsa/23V218000.md), 2023-03-29: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY
- [23V027000](/recalls/nhtsa/23V027000.md), 2023-01-25: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
- [2022689](/recalls/tc/2022689.md), 2022-12-06: Electrical
- [22V899000](/recalls/nhtsa/22V899000.md), 2022-12-06: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY:THERMAL MANAGEMENT:FLUID/COOLANT
- [22V093000](/recalls/nhtsa/22V093000.md), 2022-02-17: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [SC367\_OWNR](/bulletins/11037394.md), 2026-09-19, Emissions: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE. VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS SERVICE CAMPAIGN: OWNER NOTIFICATION \(SC367\) \- This document is the owner notification advising that Kia is conducting an important Voluntary Emissions Service Campaign to improve the emissions software logic in the Electronic Control Module \(ECM\) to ensure compliance with emissions regulations for 2019\-2020 MY Optima vehicles manufactured from May 21, 2018, through June 1, 2020, equipped with the 1.6L T\-GDI engine.
- [SC367\_TSB](/bulletins/11037393.md), 2026-09-19, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS SERVICE CAMPAIGN: This bulletin provides information to upgrade the Electronic Control Module ‘ECM’ system software for certain 2019\-2020 MY Optima vehicles manufactured from May 21, 2018, through June 1, 2020, equipped with the 1.6L T\-GDI engine to ensure compliance with emissions. Kia has become aware that the subject vehicles may have been produced with engine calibrations that can cause the vehicle to release air pollutants that exceed Federal and California standards. These standards were established to protect the public’s health and welfare from the dangers of air pollution.
- [SC367\_STKR](/bulletins/11037392.md), 2026-09-19, Emissions: ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SC367\_STKR: VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS SERVICE CAMPAIGN COMPLETION LABEL/STICKER
- [SC367\_POC](/bulletins/11037391.md), 2026-09-19, Emissions: ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SC367\_POC: PROOF OF CORRECTION CARD
- [SC367\_QA](/bulletins/11037390.md), 2026-09-19, Emissions: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE. VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS SERVICE CAMPAIGN: QUESTION AND ANSWER \(SC367\) – This document is the Question and Answer Guide containing the most frequently asked questions regarding Voluntary Emissions Service Campaign SC367.
- [SC367\_DPSM](/bulletins/11037389.md), 2026-09-18, Service campaign: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE. VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS SERVICE CAMPAIGN: DEALER PARTS AND SERVICE MANAGER MEMO \(SC367\) \- This document is the announcement to dealer Parts and Service managers advising that Kia is conducting an important Voluntary Emissions Service Campaign to improve the emissions software logic in the Electronic Control Module \(ECM\) to ensure compliance with emissions regulations for 2019\-2020 MY Optima vehicles manufactured from May 21, 2018, through June 1, 2020, equipped with the 1.6L T\-GDI engine.
- [SC367\_DP](/bulletins/11037388.md), 2026-09-18, Emissions: ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS SERVICE CAMPAIGN: DEALER PRINCIPAL MEMO \(SC367\) \- This document is the announcement to the dealer principals advising that Kia is conducting an important Voluntary Emissions Service Campaign to improve the emissions software logic in the Electronic Control Module \(ECM\) to ensure compliance with emissions regulations for 2019\-2020 MY Optima vehicles manufactured from May 21, 2018, through June 1, 2020, equipped with the 1.6L T\-GDI engine.
- [TSB\_CLI049\_R2](/bulletins/11036628.md), 2026-09-02, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; VISIBILITY/WIPER. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: PARTIAL REPAIR – ELECTRICAL A/C COMPRESSOR \- 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 regarding the partial repair of the Air Conditioning \(A/C\) compressor assembly on some 2011MY\~ Optima Hybrid \(TF HEV, JF HEV/PHEV\), 2015MY\~ Soul EV \(PS EV\), 2017MY\~ Niro \(DE HEV/PHEV/EV\), 2022MY\~ EV6 \(CV\), 2021MY\~ Sorento \(MQ4 HEV/PHEV\), 2023MY\~ Sportage \(NQ5 HEV/PHEV\), and 2023MY\~ Niro \(SG2 EV/HEV/PHEV\) vehicles.
- [TSB\_ENG263](/bulletins/11036452.md), 2026-08-28, Service bulletin: ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: MISFIRE CONCERN DUE TO OVERRUNNING ALTERNATOR DECOUPLER \- This bulletin provides information to address unresolved misfire events on some 2020–2024MY Forte \(BDm\) produced from January 1, 2019 through September 30, 2024, and 2020–2022MY Soul \(SK3\) vehicles produced from November 1, 2018 through May 31, 2022 equipped with a Gamma 1.6L T‑GDI engine. In certain cases, misfire symptoms may persist after completing normal diagnostic procedures and replacing ignition‑related components \(spark plugs, ignition coils, and fuel injectors\). If misfire concerns remain after these repairs are performed, excessive torsional oscillation of the Overrunning Alternator Decoupler \(OAD\) pulley may be the contributing factor. This bulletin provides the procedure to replace the OAD pulley with the updated Overrunning Alternator Pulley \(OAP\) kit and associated damper components.
- [SC269\_OWNR\_401](/bulletins/11035124.md), 2026-07-21, Service campaign: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN: OWNER RENOTIFICATION \(SC269 FLIGHT \#401\) \- This document is the owner renotification advising that Kia is conducting a Voluntary Service Campaign to inspect and, if necessary, replace the high\-voltage fuse in 2013\-2016 MY Optima Hybrid vehicles.

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