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Service bulletin CS2310_TSB

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10239108
Published by NHTSA2023-08-02
Manufacturer's numberCS2310_TSB
Manufacturer's date2023-07-06
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN CUSTOMER SATISFACTION: KIA GENUINE REMOTE START CONTROL MODULE UPGRADE FOR ANTI-THEFT LOGIC COMPATIBILITY (CS2310) - This bulletin provides information to update the software logic in the Kia Genuine Remote Start Control Module on certain 2012-2022MY model vehicles listed on page 6. Vehicles equipped with a Kia Genuine Remote Start feature and have had the Anti-Theft software logic (CS230*) applied to the Integrated Body Control Unit (IBU) or Body Control Module (BCM) may experience five (5) inadvertent honks after starting the vehicle with the remote start feature.

The document

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Components

Electrical system

Vehicles listed
KIA FORTE2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
KIA K52021, 2022
KIA OPTIMA2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
KIA RIO2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
KIA SEDONA2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
KIA SELTOS2021, 2022
KIA SORENTO2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
KIA SOUL2020, 2021, 2022
KIA SPORTAGE2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
25V6490002025-09-25. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
20240932024-02-14. Electrical
20232752023-05-08. Electrical
20226892022-12-06. Electrical
20216802021-11-05. Electrical
21V7250002021-09-17. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
20211232021-03-08. Electrical
20203182020-07-14. Electrical
20V3990002020-07-08. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
19V1090002019-02-19. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

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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