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Service bulletins for the 2016 Kia Soul

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.

179 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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TSBENG151R12017-01-18. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. SERVICE ACTION: ECM/TCM SHIFT LOGIC IMPROVEMENT (SA207) - THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION RELATED TO THE ECM/TCM SOFTWARE UPGRADE FOR SOME 2016MY SOUL (PS) VEHICLES TO IMPROVE TRANSMISSION “SHIFT-FEEL” WHEN DOWNSHIFTING (6-5-4).
TSBELE096R22017-01-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SERVICE ACTION: UVO UPGRADE - SORENTO (UMA), RIO (UB), SOUL (PS), AND SEDONA (YP) (SA209) - THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES THE PROCEDURE FOR UPGRADING THE UVO SYSTEM ON SOME 2016MY SORENTO (UMA), RIO (UB), SOUL (PS) AND SEDONA (YP) VEHICLES (SEE PRODUCTION DATES ON PAGE 6). KIA IS REQUESTING THE COMPLETION OF THIS SERVICE ACTION ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES IN DEALER STOCK, PRIOR TO DELIVERY. BEFORE CONDUCTING THE PROCEDURE, VERIFY THAT THE VEHICLE IS INCLUDED IN THE LIST OF THE AFFECTED VINS.
TSBBOD1242017-01-13. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING; SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER. SERVICE ACTION: 2014 - 2016 MY SOUL (PS) AND SOUL (PS EV) REAR CENTER SEAT BELT WEBBING GUIDE REPLACEMENT (SA206) - THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES THE PROCEDURE FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SEAT BELT WEBBING GUIDE FOR THE REAR CENTER SEAT IN 2014~2016MY SOUL (PS) VEHICLES, PRODUCED FROM JULY 21, 2013 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 15, 2015, AND SOME 2014~2016MY SOUL EV (PS EV) VEHICLES, PRODUCED FROM NOVEMBER 26, 2013 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 03, 2015. SOME CUSTOMERS HAVE IDENTIFIED THAT THE WEBBING IN THE SUBJECT SOUL VEHICLES MAY TWIST IN THE WEBBING GUIDE SLOT AND INTERFERE WITH THE FREE MOVEMENT OF THE BELT. TO ADDRESS THIS CONCERN, KIA IS LAUNCHING A SERVICE ACTION TO REPLACE THE REAR CENTER SEAT BELT WEBBING GUIDE WITH ONE THAT HAS A NARROWER SLOT.
TSB-ELE-100R22016-09-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. COMBINATION TSB / SERVICE ACTION: UVO SYSTEM UPGRADE (SA222) - THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES THE PROCEDURE FOR UPGRADING THE UVO SYSTEM ON SOME 2014~2016MY SOUL (PS), SORENTO (XMA), OPTIMA (TF/QF), FORTE (YD) AND SPORTAGE (SL) VEHICLES TO ADDRESS “INCOMING RING VOLUME TOO LOUD” COMPLAINTS WHEN USING CERTAIN SMARTPHONES (NON-IPHONE). ADDITIONALLY, IN 2014MY VEHICLES THE UPGRADE WILL ALSO IMPROVE BLUETOOTH CONNECTIVITY AND VOICE RECOGNITION. FOR VEHICLES NOT ON THE AFFECTED VEHICLES LIST, BUT WITH A CUSTOMER CONCERN AS DESCRIBED ABOVE, PERFORM THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE OUTLINED IN THIS BULLETIN AND SUBMIT A WARRANTY CLAIM PER "CUSTOMER CONCERN" (STANDARD TSB) CLAIM INFORMATION ON PAGE 10.

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.