Service bulletin TSB_TRA110

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10253813
Published by NHTSA	2024-05-06
Manufacturer's number	TSB_TRA110
Manufacturer's date	2024-04-29
NHTSA component	POWER TRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: 6DCT MIL ON DTC (P073F73) LOGIC & LEARNING FUNCTION IMPROVEMENT - This bulletin provides information to upgrade the Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT) software logic on some 2024MY Niro P/HEV (SG2 P/HEV) produced from October 18, 2023 through November 18, 2023. The affected vehicles may exhibit a MIL 'ON' with DTC P073F73 and, in some cases, engage 2nd gear while accelerating from a stop instead of 1st gear.

The document

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Components

Electrical system, Transmission and driveline

Trouble codes named

P073F

Vehicles listed
KIA NIRO	2024
KIA NIRO PHEV	2024 (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.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
25V024000	2025-01-17. SEATS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
2024054	2024-01-31. Powertrain
24V057000	2024-01-31. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT

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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