2010 Kia Soul Technical Service Bulletins

74 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2010 Kia Soul. TSBs are notes manufacturers send to dealers about repair procedures for issues seen in the field. They are not recalls and do not by themselves mean a vehicle has a fault.

• 10089618Jul 16, 2015Equipment. "tsb: voluntary service campaign - application of additional anti-corrosion material (sc122) - to improve customer satisfaction, kia is launching this bulletin to apply additional anticorrosion protection to various vehicle underbody components of some 2010~2013my soul (am), 2004~2009my spectra (ld), 2006~2010my optima (mg), 2006~2011my rio (jb) and 2007~2010my rondo (un) vehicles.
• 10058518Jul 1, 2015Body and structure. Kia: an additional application of anti-corrosion protection will be applied on some vehicles underbody components to help prevent corrosion. Model 2004-09 spectra, 2006-10 optima, 2006-11 rio 2007-10 rondo and 2010-13 soul.
• 10089831May 19, 2015Tires. "tsb: voluntary service campaign - as a preventative measure, effective immediately, voluntary service campaign sc119 has been expanded to include “all states”. This bulletin provides the procedure to replace the tire valve stems to prevent gradual loss of tire pressure in some 2011my sorento (xma), 2010my soul (am) and 2010my forte (td) vehicles which were originally retailed or are currently registered in states…
• 10058126May 19, 2015Tires. Kia 2011 sorento, 2010 soul, 2010 forte : procedures to replace the tire valves stems to prevent loss of tire pressure in some vehicles. The valve stem assembly in wheels will crack if become corroded. *lj updated 10/02/15.
• 10090004Apr 10, 2015Equipment, Tires. Owner letter: dear kia soul owner - kia motors america, inc. Is conducting a voluntary service campaign to replace the tire valve stem assemblies in certain 2010 my soul vehicles that were originally sold in or are currently registered in the states where heavy amounts of road salt are used.
• 10090005Apr 3, 2015Tires, Equipment. "q and a: for voluntary service campaign (sc119) 2010 my forte, 2010 my soul, and 2011 my sorento replacement of the valve stem assembly"
• 10089999Apr 3, 2015Tires, Equipment. Dealer parts and service manager memo: attention: all kia parts & service managers - kia motors america, inc. Is conducting a voluntary service campaign to replace the tire valve stem assemblies to prevent gradual loss of tire pressure in certain 2010 my forte, 2011 my sorento and 2010 my soul vehicles originally sold in or currently registered in the 21 salt states where heavy amounts of road salt are used.
• 10089998Apr 3, 2015Tires. Dealer principal memo: attention: all dealer principals - kia motors america, inc. Will be conducting a voluntary service campaign, to replace the tire valve stem assemblies in certain 2010 my soul, 2010 my forte, and 2011 my sorento vehicles originally retailed or currently registered in one of the salt-belt states.
• 10092102Mar 19, 2015Electrical system, Exterior lighting. Pitstop: stop lamp switch identification matrix (sc098) - kma has received a number of incorrect warranty return parts related to campaign sc098 and has determined that at times dealer staff may have difficulty in quickly and easily identifying the correct switches while ordering parts, preparing to perform the stop lamp replacement or while preparing to return replaced switches to kma (in case of an existing…
• 10109691Jul 8, 2014Steering. TSB: MDPS FLEXIBLE COUPLING REPLACEMENT - Rev 2 - This bulletin provides information related to the replacement of the flexible coupling in the MDPS motor of some of vehicles, which may experience a ?clicking? noise emanating from the MDPS when turning the steering wheel left or right, while stopped. This condition may be caused by premature wear of the flexible coupling in the MDPS.
• 10109665Jun 11, 2014Steering, Equipment. TSB: MDPS FLEXIBLE COUPLING REPLACEMENT - This bulletin provides information related to the replacement of the flexible coupling in the MDPS motor of some of vehicles, which may experience a ?clicking? noise emanating from the MDPS when turning the steering wheel left or right, while stopped.
• 10109649May 22, 2014Steering. TSB: MDPS FLEXIBLE COUPLING REPLACEMENT - This bulletin provides information related to the replacement of the flexible coupling in the MDPS motor of some of vehicles, which may experience a ?clicking? noise emanating from the MDPS when turning the steering wheel left or right, while stopped. This condition may be caused by premature wear of the flexible coupling in the MDPS.
• 10109631Apr 15, 2014Latches, locks and linkages, Body and structure. TSB: SPECIAL SERVICE TOOL FOR HOOD RELEASE LEVER REMOVAL - This bulletin provides information related to the introduction of a new Special Service Tool (SST) (A) developed to prevent the hood release lever pivot point (B) from being damaged when removing the hood release lever. Follow the instructions included in this bulletin to properly remove the hood release lever using the new SST.
• 10090741Mar 22, 2013Electrical system. Tsb: ecm upgrade - knock improvement dtc p0328 - this bulletin provides information related to the ecm software upgrade for some 2010-2011my soul (am) 1.6l vehicles which may experience a malfunction indicator lamp (mil) illuminated with the electronic control module (ecm) system-related dtc p0328.
• 10090713Mar 22, 2013Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors), Equipment. Tsb: windshield washer pump inlet filter replacement - this bulletin provides information relating to possible foreign debris accumulation on the windshield washer pump inlet filter. Over time, some kia vehicles may exhibit a limited application of windshield washer fluid when the washer function is used. Limited application of windshield washer fluid can be caused by foreign debris on the washer pump inlet filter.
• 10059890Mar 1, 2013Equipment, Electrical system. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10034552Sep 1, 2010Transmission and drivetrain. Kia: steering shaft inspection procedure. Provides information and instructions related to inspecting a steering shaft universal joint on certain model vehicles.
• 10033973Jun 1, 2010Engine cooling. Kia: dtc p0128 and thermostat inspection and/or replacement. Some vehicles may exhibit the mil (malfunction indicator lamp) illumination with dtc p0128 stored in memory. During this time period manufacturing equipment may have affected the performance of the thermostat.
• 10034249Apr 1, 2010Fuel system. Kia: combined tsb/service action fuel filler cap replacement. Provides information related to some vehicles regarding an improved fuel cap that is available with a larger handle design for improved feel during tightening, and a full thread stop which provides one click during tightening instead of several clicks as from the previous fuel cap design.
• 10033674Jan 1, 2010Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). Kia: service action-rear wiper squeal noise repair (sa026). Provides information relating to some vehicles that may experience a rear wiper squeal noise when operating. This concern is due to insufficient grease inside the rear wiper motor shaft grommet.
• 10033669Jan 1, 2010Equipment. Kia: service action: crash pad center tray damper pad (sa027). Provides information relating to some vehicles that may experience a condition where the center tray may not open at low outdoor air temperature below 37%f (3%c).
• 10032674Oct 1, 2009Transmission and drivetrain. Kia: soul manual transmission shift skirt (sa015). Some vehicles with manual transaxles may experience difficult to get into first (1st) gear when coming to a stop. To repair this concern replace the transaxle gear shifter lower skirt, complete shifter assembly replacement is not necessary.
• 10030365May 1, 2009Engine cooling. Kia motors: relating to oil control valve (ocv) used in constant variable valve timing (cvvt). If at any time ocv is suspected as a cause of rough idling, poor accelertion, camshaft timing misalignment related trouble codes, misfire related trouble codes etc., on the vehicle equipped with the cvvt system, be sure to perform the ocv inspection procedure below before replacement. No model years specified.
• 10030290May 1, 2009Equipment. Kia: load carrying capacity label requirements and instructions to comply with fmvss 110. Providing information for the new requirements related to load carrying capacity (lcc) when certain accessories are added to a completed vehicle pri0r to first retail sale.

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