# P050A on the 2013 Kia Soul

The bulletins listed name this code in NHTSA's summary, or are about the same components. A bulletin or a recall listed here may apply to the model year. None of it is a diagnosis.

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## Bulletins for this model year that name P050A

- [10201528](https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10201528), 2021-10-02: 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 \(Cold Start Idle Air Control System Performance\).
- [10109699](https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10109699), 2017-08-02: TSB: COMBINED TSB/SERVICE ACTION ? RIO, SOUL 1.6 GDI MIL ON WITH DTCS P0456/P0461/P050A/P2188/P2192/P0128 \(SA152\) \- This bulletin provides information related to the ECM software upgrade for some 2012\-2013MY Rio \(UB\) and some 2012\-2013 Soul \(AM\) vehicles which may experience a malfunction indicator lamp \(MIL\) illuminated with the Electronic Control Module \(ECM\) system\-related DTCs; P0456, P0461,P050A, P2188, P2192, P0128.
- [10092144](https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10092144), 2017-02-17: TSB: ECM UPGRADE – RIO, SOUL MIL ON WITH DTC\(S\) P0456/P0461/P050A/P2188/P2192/P0128/P0326/P0441 \- THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION RELATED TO THE ECM SOFTWARE UPGRADE FOR SOME 2012\~2014MY RIO \(UB\), SOME 2012\~2013 SOUL \(AM\) AND SOME 2014MY SOUL \(PS\) VEHICLES, WHICH MAY EXPERIENCE A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP \(MIL\) ILLUMINATED WITH THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE \(ECM\) SYSTEM\-RELATED DTCS; P0456, P0461, P050A, P2188, P2192, P0128, P0326, P0441. TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION, THE ECM SHOULD BE REPROGRAMMED USING THE GDS DOWNLOAD AS DESCRIBED IN THIS BULLETIN. BEFORE PERFORMING THIS PROCEDURE FOR A SPECIFIC DTC CONCERN, VERIFY THE VIN AND DTC FALL WITHIN THE PRODUCTION RANGES, BY CONSULTING THE TABLE ON PAGE 10. FOR CONFIRMATION THAT THE LATEST REFLASH HAS BEEN DONE TO A VEHICLE YOU ARE WORKING ON, VERIFY ROM ID USING THE TABLES IN THIS TSB.
- [10092088](https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10092088), 2017-02-17: TSB: ECM UPGRADE – RIO, SOUL MIL ON WITH DTC\(S\) P0456/P0461/P050A/P2188/P2192/P0128/P0326/P0441 \- THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION RELATED TO THE ECM SOFTWARE UPGRADE FOR SOME 2012\~2013MY RIO \(UB\) AND SOME 2012\~2013 SOUL \(AM\) VEHICLES WHICH MAY EXPERIENCE A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP \(MIL\) ILLUMINATED WITH THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE \(ECM\) SYSTEM\-RELATED DTCS; P0456, P0461, P050A, P2188, P2192, P0128, P0326, P0441. TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION, THE ECM SHOULD BE REPROGRAMMED USING THE GDS DOWNLOAD AS DESCRIBED IN THIS BULLETIN. BEFORE PERFORMING THIS PROCEDURE, VERIFY THE VIN FALLS WITHIN THE PRODUCTION RANGES BY CONSULTING THE TABLE ON PAGE 10. FOR CONFIRMATION THAT THE LATEST REFLASH HAS BEEN DONE TO A VEHICLE YOU ARE WORKING ON, VERIFY ROM ID USING THE TABLES IN THIS TSB.
- [10089747](https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10089747), 2017-01-27: TSB: ECM UPGRADE – RIO, SOUL MIL ON WITH DTC\(S\) P0456/P0461/P050A/P2188/P2192/P0128/P0326/P0441 \- THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION RELATED TO THE ECM SOFTWARE UPGRADE FOR SOME 2012\~2014MY RIO \(UB\), SOME 2012\~2013 SOUL \(AM\) AND SOME 2014MY SOUL \(PS\) VEHICLES, WHICH MAY EXPERIENCE A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP \(MIL\) ILLUMINATED WITH THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE \(ECM\) SYSTEM\-RELATED DTCS; P0456, P0461, P050A, P2188, P2192, P0128, P0326, P0441. TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION, THE ECM SHOULD BE REPROGRAMMED USING THE GDS DOWNLOAD AS DESCRIBED IN THIS BULLETIN. BEFORE PERFORMING THIS PROCEDURE FOR A SPECIFIC DTC CONCERN, VERIFY THE VIN AND DTC FALL WITHIN THE PRODUCTION RANGES, BY CONSULTING THE TABLE ON PAGE 10. FOR CONFIRMATION THAT THE LATEST REFLASH HAS BEEN DONE TO A VEHICLE YOU ARE WORKING ON, VERIFY ROM ID USING THE TABLES IN THIS TSB.