Service bulletins for the 2021 Kia Seltos
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.
134 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| TSB_ELE200 | 2020-07-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: IVT SOFTWARE LOGIC IMPROVEMENT AND/OR IVT REPLACEMENT (SA424) - This bulletin provides the procedure to improve the Transmission Control Module (TCM) logic and if necessary, replace the Intelligent Variable Transmission (IVT) on 2019-2021MY vehicles which may exhibit a MIL with the DTC(s) listed below. To correct this concern, apply the improved logic to the CVT system using the KDS ECU Upgrade function as described in this bulletin and/or replace the IVT assembly. |
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| TSB_ELE199 | 2020-05-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: IBU JUDGEMENT LOGIC IMPROVEMENT UPDATE (SA423) - This bulletin provides the procedure to improve the judgement logic of the Integrated Body Control Unit (IBU) on some 2021MY Seltos (SP2) vehicles equipped with a standard key type (non-Smart Key), produced from November 21, 2019 through March 23, 2020, which may exhibit MIL ON with DTC(s) listed below. To correct this concern, apply the improved logic to the ECU using the KDS ECU Upgrade function as described in this bulletin. |
| TSB_ELE198 | 2020-05-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: BCW SOFTWARE UPDATE (SA422) - This bulletin provides the procedure to update the logic of the Blind Spot Collision Warning (BCW) on some 2021MY Seltos (SP2) vehicles, produced from November 20, 2019 through March 27, 2020, which may exhibit MIL ON with DTC(s) C2702 – C2703. |
| TSB_ELE194 | 2020-04-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: FRONT RADAR DTC JUDGEMENT LOGIC IMPROVEMENT (SA414) - This bulletin provides the procedure to improve the logic of the front radar software on some 2021MY Seltos SX (SP2) vehicles equipped with 1.6L-T Gamma engine, produced from November 20, 2019 through February 14, 2020, which may set a MIL ON with DTC C1604. |
| PS655 | 2020-04-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. PITSTOP: POWER DOOR LOCK OPERATION - This Pitstop provides information regarding the power door lock function on 2021MY Seltos (SP2) vehicles. The door lock system functions differently than on previous Kia models. |
| PS653 | 2020-04-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. PITSTOP: VEHICLE AUTO-SHUT OFF SYSTEM - Some 2021MY Seltos (SP2) models are equipped with a new Auto-Shut Off feature, which automatically shuts off the engine after a set time period. This feature will help reduce fuel consumption and prevent carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. |
| PS648 | 2020-03-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. PITSTOP: OVERHEAD CONSOLE UVO/INFO BUTTONS - This Pitstop provides information regarding the functionality of the overhead console UVO buttons on some 2021MY Seltos SX (SP2) vehicles. With UVO Link activated, customers may experience and 'UVO' and 'INFO' buttons with reversed functionality relative to published customer education materials. Only the Seltos SX trim level is equipped with these buttons and functions. There are no other issues with functionality and this Pitstop is published for awareness of dealership personnel until this issue is resolved. This |
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