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Service bulletins for the 2020 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.

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

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TSB_ENG2142020-02-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: SK3 1.6T GDI ECU LOGIC IMPROVEMENT (SA413) - This bulletin provides the procedure to improve the logic of the Engine Control Unit (ECU) on some 2020MY Soul (SK3) vehicles equipped with 1.6T GDI and 7-Speed Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT), produced from November 15, 2018 through December 26, 2019, which may exhibit check engine lamp with misfire and/or coolant DTCs.
TSB_ENG2132020-02-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: DATA COLLECTION: EXTRACT CALIFORNIA EMISSIONS DATA FROM ECU (DC20) - This bulletin provides information related to extracting "in use performance tracking" emissions data from the Engine Control Unit (ECU) of certain vehicles sold in California. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) requires the emissions data from vehicles with a minimum of 3,000 accumulated miles without reprogramming or resetting.
TSB_BOD2032020-02-04. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY/WIPER. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: RE-TIGHTENING WIPER ARM NUTS (SA412) - This bulletin provides the procedure to re-tighten the wiper arm nuts to the torque specification on some 2020MY Soul (SK3) vehicles produced from November 4, 2019 through December 12, 2019, which may not have been properly torqued during assembly.
TSB_CHA1022020-01-04. Service bulletin. STEERING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: EPS DTC JUDGEMENT LOGIC IMPROVEMENT SOFTWARE UPGRADE (SA409) - This bulletin provides the procedure to apply improved Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) judgement logic for the Electronic Power Steering (EPS) on some 2020MY Soul (SK3) vehicles, produced from November 15, 2018 through October 8, 2019, which requires a software upgrade. Install the improved logic of the EPS using the KDS ECU Upgrade function as described in this bulletin.
TSBTRA0842019-12-09. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; POWER TRAIN. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: REPLACEMENT OF 7-SPEED DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY (SA396) - This bulletin provides the procedure to replace the 7-Speed Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT) assembly on some 2019-2020MY Soul (PS, SK3) vehicles, which may exhibit harsh shifting and/or Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) with transmission related DTCs due to crack(s) on the 3rd and 7th gear synchronizer hub.
TSBCHA084_R42019-12-09. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; STEERING. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: PARTIAL REPAIR OF C-MDPS MOTOR, ECU AND/OR STEERING COLUMN HOUSING - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information.This bulletin provides information regarding the partial repair of the Motor Driven Power Steering (MDPS) Motor, Electronic Control Unit (ECU) or Steering Column Housing on some 2010MY~ Kia models listed on page 5 equipped with a Column Motor Driven Power Steering (C-MDPS) unit. Follow the MDPS Flowchart (page 2) along with the MDPS DTC Table (page 3) procedure outlined in this bulletin before replacing the C-MDPS Motor, ECU or Steering Column Housing.
TSBCHA084_R32019-11-07. Service bulletin. STEERING. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TSB084_R3: PARTIAL REPAIR OF C-MDPS MOTOR, ECU AND/OR STEERING COLUMN HOUSING - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information.This bulletin provides information regarding the partial repair of the Motor Driven Power Steering (MDPS) Motor, Electronic Control Unit (ECU) or Steering Column Housing on some 2010MY~ Kia models listed on page 5 equipped with a Column Motor Driven Power Steering (C-MDPS) unit.
TSBELE1902019-11-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TSBELE190: SERVICE ACTION: AVN 5 WIDE SOFTWARE UPDATE VOICE RECOGNITION ISSUE (SA405) - This bulletin provides the procedure for updating the AVN 5 WIDE software on some 2020MY Telluride (ON) produced from January 9, 2019 through September 16, 2019 and Soul (SK3) vehicles produced from November 22, 2018 through September 19, 2019, which may experience inoperative voice recognition when setting a destination
PS6172019-08-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. PITSTOP: DCT OIL LEVEL INSPECTION PROCEDURE - This Pitstop provides information regarding the procedural change made when inspecting the oil level on a Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT) for 2020MY~ Soul (SK3) vehicles. The DCT assembly now sits at a 5 degree difference from the previous Soul (PS). This change requires an updated oil level inspection procedure.
PS6112019-08-07. Service bulletin. INTERIOR LIGHTING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. PITSTOP: CUSTOMER TIP: MOOD LAMP SK3 - This Pitstop provides information regarding the Sound Mood Lamp logic available only on the 2020MY Soul GT-Line 1.6T (SK3) with the Comfort and Convenience Package.
PS6132019-07-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. PITSTOP: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REPLACEMENT, MILEAGE SETTING WITH KDS - This publication provides the KDS service procedure for mileage setting on the listed vehicles with newly replaced instrument clusters.
TSBELE180_R12019-07-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. TSB: SERVICE ACTION: AVN 5 WIDE SOFTWARE UPDATE BLUETOOTH MEMORY ISSUE (SA386) - This bulletin provides the procedure for updating the AVN 5 WIDE software on some 2020MY Telluride (ON) produced from March 23, 2019 through April 30, 2019 and Soul (SK3) vehicles produced from February 18, 2019 to May 2, 2019, which may experience Bluetooth and navigation connection and/or memory issues.
TSBELE1802019-06-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. TSB: SERVICE ACTION: AVN 5 WIDE BLUETOOTH MEMORY ISSUE (SA386) - This bulletin provides the procedure for updating the AVN 5 WIDE software on some 2020MY Telluride (ON) produced from March 23, 2019 through April 30, 2019 and Soul (SK3) vehicles produced from February 18, 2019 to May 2, 2019, which may experience Bluetooth and navigation connection and/or memory issues.
TSBBOD1902019-06-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN. TSB: SERVICE ACTION: INOPERATIVE HORN REPLACEMENT (SA384) - This bulletin provides the procedure to replace the horn assembly on some 2020MY Soul (SK3) vehicles produced from December 10, 2018 through January 11, 2019 which may exhibit a weak intermittent or non-operational "sound" due to moisture inflow into the horn.
PS6092019-06-04. Service bulletin. WHEELS; STEERING. PITSTOP: SOUL (SK3) ALIGNMENT SPECIFICATIONS - This Pitstop provides information regarding alignment specifications for 2020MY Soul (SK3) vehicles. In the event a wheel alignment is needed, ensure your alignment equipment has the correct specifications programmed into the PC database.
PS6052019-04-30. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. PITSTOP: DIFFICULT TO SHIFT INTO 1ST GEAR - This Pitstop provides information regarding a possible difficult to shift into 1st gear concern on 2020MY Soul (SK3) vehicles equipped with manual transmissions. The possible root cause could be that the shift/control cable is out of adjustment.
TSBENG2032019-04-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. TSB: SERVICE ACTION: ECU LOGIC IMPROVEMENT FOR DTC P0606 (SA377) - This bulletin provides the procedure to improve the logic of the Engine Control Unit (ECU) on some 2020MY Soul (SK3) 1.6T vehicles, produced from November 15, 2018 through February 28, 2019, which may exhibit a malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) illumination with DTC P0606.
PS6012019-04-08. Service bulletin. BACK OVER PREVENTION. PITSTOP: EXTEND REAR CAMERA USE FEATURE - This Pitstop provides information regarding the "Extend Rear Camera Use" feature available on the AVN 5.0 Wide and Display Audio head units.
TSBENG2032019-04-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM); ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. TSB: SERVICE ACTION: ECU LOGIC IMPROVEMENT FOR DTC P0606 (SA377) - This bulletin provides the procedure to improve the logic of the Engine Control Unit (ECU) on some 2020MY Soul (SK3) 1.6T vehicles, produced from November 15, 2018 through February 28, 2019, which may exhibit a malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) illumination with DTC P0606.
PS6012019-04-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA. PITSTOP: EXTEND REAR CAMERA USE FEATURE - This bulletin provides information regarding the "Extend Rear Camera Use" feature available on the AVN 5.0 Wide and Display Audio head units. The Extend Rear Camera Use feature on the head unit activates the rear view camera regardless of the gear position, Drive or Reverse. If the gear is shifted from Reverse to Drive or Reverse to Neutral the Extend Rear Camera Use feature will keep the rear view camera activated until the vehicle exceeds a predetermined factory-set speed. Note: the parking guide lines will not appear on the screen when in Drive or Neutral..

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