Kia warranty extension WTY041
Kia filed this with NHTSA as a warranty extension dated Sep 11, 2025, received Mar 8, 2025, about the electrical system — 7 documents under this number: WTY041_TSB_R1, WTY041_OWNR, WTY041_Reimb, WTY041_TSB and more. It names 6 model years (2020–2025). A warranty extension is not a safety recall — there is no NHTSA campaign number and no federal requirement — but it is usually work the manufacturer pays for on the vehicles it names; the dealer checks the VIN against the manufacturer’s list.
What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationTECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: HORN ASSEMBLY INSPECTION/REPLACEMENT (WTY041) - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. New/revised sections of this bulletin are indicated by a black bar in the margin area. This bulletin provides information associated with the ‘Warranty Extension Program’ (WTY041) to inspect and, if necessary, replace the horn assembly on certain 2020-2025MY Soul (SK3) vehicles produced from November 15, 2018 through August 13, 2024, The affected vehicles may experience a distorted or an inoperative horn sound caused by to corrosion and dust inside the horn assembly. The warranty coverage for repairs related to the horn assembly have been extended from 5 years / 60,000 miles to 10 years / 120,000 miles, whichever comes first, starting from the date the vehicle was first put into service.
Documents filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WTY041_TSB_R1 | Service bulletin | Sep 11, 2025 | 11023109 | not yet checked |
| WTY041_OWNR | Warranty extension | Mar 13, 2025 | 11016481 | not yet checked |
| WTY041_Reimb | Warranty extension | Mar 13, 2025 | 11015458 | not yet checked |
| WTY041_TSB | Service bulletin | Mar 12, 2025 | 11015812 | not yet checked |
| WTY041_QA | Warranty extension | Mar 11, 2025 | 11015456 | not yet checked |
| WTY041_DPSM | Warranty extension | Mar 11, 2025 | 11015455 | not yet checked |
| WTY041_DP | Warranty extension | Mar 11, 2025 | 11015446 | not yet checked |
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.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Kia WTY041 a recall?
No. A warranty extension 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 WTY041 repair free?
A warranty extension is usually paid by the manufacturer on the vehicles it names, within the terms and time limit the document sets; the dealer checks the VIN against the manufacturer’s list.
Which vehicles does WTY041 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 6 model years: 2025 Kia Soul, 2024 Kia Soul, 2023 Kia Soul, 2022 Kia Soul, 2021 Kia Soul, 2020 Kia Soul. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.