{"nhtsa_id":10237607,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2023-07-01","date":"2023-06-06","document_id":"PS748","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","mfr_system":null,"summary":"PITSTOP: SHARING KIA CONNECT CREDENTIALS WITH THIRD-PARTY APPS AND POTENTIAL IMPACT TO 12V BATTERY IN EVS - Kia is aware of reports of unexpected drainage of the 12-volt battery in some Kia electric vehicles (EVs). While Kia’s investigation is ongoing, a possible cause of the issue may be third-party applications used by the customer that are causing excessive Kia Connect connections to the customer’s EV.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2023/MC-10237607-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2023/MC-10237607-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10237607","components":[{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"KIA","model":"EV6","year_from":2022,"year_to":2023,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2022_kia_ev6","2023_kia_ev6"]},{"make":"KIA","model":"NIRO EV","year_from":2019,"year_to":2023,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2019_kia_niro","2020_kia_niro","2021_kia_niro","2022_kia_niro","2023_kia_niro"]},{"make":"KIA","model":"SOUL EV","year_from":2015,"year_to":2020,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2015_kia_soul","2016_kia_soul","2017_kia_soul","2018_kia_soul","2019_kia_soul","2020_kia_soul"]},{"make":"KIA","model":"redundant NIRO","year_from":2018,"year_to":2018,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]}],"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":[]}