TSB CS2306L — Kia Service bulletin

CS2306L is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Kia Soul, 2010–2018 model years, filed and re-filed as 3 documents. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN: OWNER NOTIFICATION - This document is the owner notification advising that Kia is now making steering wheel lock devices available directly to certain Kia vehicle owners. These devices can help deter a theft attempt. We are making this device…

NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.

3Documents filed
1Vehicle named
6Model years

Vehicles and model years CS2306L names

VehicleModel years
Kia Soul 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018

Every document filed under CS2306L

Manufacturers re-issue a bulletin as the repair changes, and file separate copies for technicians and for owners. All of them carry the same number.

Document IDFiledType
CS2306L_OWNRPS2 August 18, 2023 Service bulletin
CS2306L_OWNRAM2 August 16, 2023 Service bulletin
CS2306L_OWNRAM May 5, 2023 Service bulletin

What CS2306L covers

Steering — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB CS2306L?

CS2306L is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Kia, covering the Kia Soul across the 2010–2018 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN: OWNER NOTIFICATION - This document is the owner notification advising that Kia is now making steering wheel lock devices available directly to certain Kia vehicle owners. These devices can help deter a theft attempt. We are making this device…

Which vehicles does CS2306L cover?

NHTSA's file names Kia Soul (2010–2013, 2017–2018). A bulletin number can be re-issued against more vehicles later, so check the model-year list on this page against your own.

Is TSB CS2306L a recall, and is the repair free?

No. CS2306L is repair guidance the manufacturer sent its dealers, not a safety defect finding. You pay for the work unless the vehicle is still under warranty. Recall repairs, by contrast, are always free.

How do I get the full text of CS2306L?

Take the document ID to a dealer's service desk, or search NHTSA's manufacturer-communications records. This page carries every document ID filed under CS2306L, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.

Data updated 2026-08-20 from NHTSA's public records

Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. This page lists only what NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file records under CS2306L. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.