{"nhtsa_id":10179252,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2020-09-03","date":"2020-08-27","document_id":"PI2002B_DSM","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","mfr_system":null,"summary":"PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT - Dealer Service Manager Letter - This document is the notice to the dealer service managers advising them that Kia is conducting a Product Improvement Campaign to perform a software update to the Engine Control Unit (ECU) to protect the engine from excessive connecting rod bearing damage on 2014~2016 MY Soul vehicles equipped with the 2.0-liter GDI engine, manufactured from July 21, 2013 through August 11, 2016.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/MC-10179252-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/MC-10179252-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10179252","components":[{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null},{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null},{"id":"software","name":"Software","parent":"electrical"}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"KIA","model":"SOUL","year_from":2014,"year_to":2016,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2014_kia_soul","2015_kia_soul","2016_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":[]}