Kia Rio 2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSBELE096R2 · NHTSA communication 10088821 · issued Nov 12, 2015
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2016
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
Service action: uvo upgrade - sorento (uma), rio (ub), soul (ps), and sedona (yp) (sa209) - this bulletin provides the procedure for upgrading the uvo system on some 2016my sorento (uma), rio (ub), soul (ps) and sedona (yp) vehicles (see production dates on page 6). Kia is requesting the completion of this service action on all affected vehicles in dealer stock, prior to delivery. Before conducting the procedure, verify that the vehicle is included in the list of the affected vins.
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.