{"nhtsa_id":10160611,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2019-06-04","date":"2019-05-10","document_id":"PS596","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","mfr_system":null,"summary":"PITSTOP: DEALER INTERNET FIREWALL SETTINGS CAUSING VIN WRITING ISSUE IN STINGER (CK) - This Pitstop provides information regarding a concern identified while performing ECU replacement on certain 2018MY Stinger (CK) 2.0T vehicles, as outlined in publication SA352. Access to control modules and subsequent VIN writing in Stinger (CK) is required. If the KDS tablet is unable to verify and authenticate while connected online, it can cause a VIN writing or communication issue to ECU. The KDS tablet may display a message such as, “VIN Writing Impossible” or “Communication Error” when the issue occurs.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2019/MC-10160611-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2019/MC-10160611-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10160611","components":[{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"KIA","model":"STINGER","year_from":2018,"year_to":2018,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2018_kia_stinger"]}],"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":[]}