Kia bulletin OTA_ELE336
What it saysOVER-THE-AIR: SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR LED HEADLAMPS (SA567) - This Over-the-Air (OTA) software update is designed to update the Integrated LED Headlamp Control Unit (ILCU) logic of certain 2024 EV9 vehicles to help reduce… NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Kia filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Apr 30, 2024, received May 6, 2024, about the exterior lighting. It names 1 model year (2024). A service bulletin is not a safety recall: it is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a condition, and whether the work is paid for depends on the warranty in force. Quoting the number at a service desk can save a diagnosis.
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What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationWhat it applies to, as the document itself states it — the build window in the manufacturer’s own words, read by machine from the PDF NHTSA serves. The build date is on the certification label in the driver’s door jamb; the dealer settles a borderline vehicle by its VIN.
OVER-THE-AIR: SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR LED HEADLAMPS (SA567) - This Over-the-Air (OTA) software update is designed to update the Integrated LED Headlamp Control Unit (ILCU) logic of certain 2024 EV9 vehicles to help reduce electricity consumption from the 12V battery by applying a forced sleep logic.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OTA_ELE336 | Service bulletin | Apr 30, 2024 | 10253814 | PDF, 114 KB |
The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5. One communication is usually filed as several documents — the bulletin, a dealer notice, an owner letter — and the number on any of them finds this page. A PDF link is shown only once NHTSA’s own server has been seen to serve that document; the rest are checked over the following nights. Quote the number at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Model years it names
Source: as the manufacturer filed themA vehicle page’s bulletin list shows the newest few communications filed against that model year; the count there is every one.
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 1 model year this bulletin names have filed 212 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 106 of them name Electrical System — the same broad component group this bulletin is filed under. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so that means the same area of the vehicle, not necessarily the same fault.
The vehicle digital instrument cluster turned off and wouldn’t show speed or any other information. The central infotainment screen and the climate control screen worked while driving. The turn signals were not working while this was happening either.
2024 Kia EV9 · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Sep 15, 2024 · ODI 11614714
There was ~1/4" of slush on the roof of the EV9 when starting an in-town trip. On a back road when decelerating, most of the slush slid forward and down the windshield. It was very wet but frozen enough to create a lump under the wipers.
2024 Kia EV9 · Visibility/Wiper · filed with NHTSA Apr 4, 2024 · ODI 11581099
In depth: 2024 Kia EV9 electrical problems →
A complaint is one owner’s account, not a defect finding, and a bulletin is not a recall. Nothing here says this bulletin was issued because of these complaints, or that the repair it describes fixed them. Complaint files on this site begin in 2015.
More bulletins about the exterior lighting
Source: same model, same component group2 other manufacturer communications filed against the Kia EV9 under the same component group (exterior lighting), newest first.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA574 | Service bulletin | May 16, 2024 | TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: EV9 HEADLAMP AIM INSPECTION AND ADJUSTMENT (SA574) - This bulletin has been revised to include a… |
| TSB_ELE336 | Service bulletin | Apr 15, 2024 | TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: INTEGRATED LED HEADLAMP CONTROL UNIT OPERATION LOGIC IMPROVEMENT (SA567) - This bulletin provide… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Kia OTA_ELE336 a recall?
No. A service bulletin is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR 579.5; a safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number (two digits, a letter, six digits) and a federal duty to repair for free. Check the vehicle’s recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or on its page here.
Is the OTA_ELE336 repair free?
Not automatically. A service bulletin describes how to diagnose or repair a condition; who pays depends on the warranty in force, any extension, and the dealer. Quoting the number can save a diagnosis either way. Every Kia warranty extension on file lists the ones Kia has filed.
Which vehicles does OTA_ELE336 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 1 model year: 2024 Kia EV9. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone. The document itself sets the build window: built 25 Sep 2023 – 25 Jan 2024 — the build date is on the certification label in the driver’s door jamb.