{"nhtsa_id":10109854,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2017-08-02","date":"2017-03-20","document_id":"PS481","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ENGINE; POWER TRAIN","mfr_system":null,"summary":"PS481: DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION (DCT) CHARACTERISTICS - All models with a 1.6L Turbo engine may come equipped with a 7-speed Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT), except the 2017MY~ Niro (DE) with a 1.6L Atkinson engine comes equipped with a 6-speed Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT). This automatic transmission is unlike the conventional automatic transmission found in the complete line up of Kia vehicles. The new DCT improves fuel efficiency and can also provide a sportier feel. Certain aspects of this technology may lead to customer concerns if they are unfamiliar with it. To help maximize owner satisfaction on this new technology, Kia would like all dealership sales and service personnel to be familiar with the characteristics of this new transmission.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2017/MC-10109854-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2017/MC-10109854-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10109854","components":[{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null},{"id":"powertrain","name":"Transmission and driveline","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"KIA","model":"FORTE","year_from":2017,"year_to":2017,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2017_kia_forte"]},{"make":"KIA","model":"OPTIMA","year_from":2016,"year_to":2017,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2016_kia_optima","2017_kia_optima"]},{"make":"KIA","model":"SOUL","year_from":2017,"year_to":2017,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2017_kia_soul"]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}