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P0605 on the 2021 Kia Soul

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Bulletins for this model year that name P0605
TSB_ENG227_R22022-08-03. Service bulletin. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: MIL ON DTC P0605 AND/OR P2181 ECM LOGIC IMPROVEMENT (SA463) - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. New/revised sections of this bulletin are indicated by a black bar in the margin area. This bulletin provides the procedure to improve the logic of the Engine Control Module (ECM) on some 2020-2021MY Soul (SK3) vehicles and 2021MY Seltos (SP2) vehicles produced in the date ranges shown below, equipped with NU 2.0L ATK engines, which may exhibit engine starting related DTC P0605 and/or thermostat related DTC P2181.
TSB_ENG227_R12022-01-20. Service bulletin. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN - SERVICE ACTION: MIL ON DTC P0605 AND/OR P2181 ECM LOGIC IMPROVEMENT (SA463) - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. New/revised sections of this bulletin are indicated by a black bar in the margin area. This bulletin provides the procedure to improve the logic of the Engine Control Module (ECM) on some 2020-2021MY Soul (SK3) vehicles produced from November 24, 2018 through January 4, 2021 and 2021MY Seltos (SP2) vehicles produced from November 20, 2019 through January 12, 2021, equipped with NU 2.0L ATK engines, which may exhibit engine poor starting related DTC P0605 and/or thermostat related DTC P2181.
TSB_ENG2272021-03-04. Service bulletin. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN - SERVICE ACTION: MIL ON DTC P0605 AND/OR P2181 ECM LOGIC IMPROVEMENT (SA463) - This bulletin provides the procedure to improve the logic of the Engine Control Module (ECM) on some 2020-2021MY Soul (SK3) vehicles produced from November 24, 2018 through January 4, 2021 and 2021MY Seltos (SP2) vehicles produced from November 20, 2019 through January 12, 2021, equipped with NU 2.0L ATK engines, which may exhibit engine poor starting related DTC P0605 and/or thermostat related DTC P2181.

3 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19. See them in the bulletin list. A bulletin lists model years: read the document for which vehicles it concerns.