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Kia Forte 2014–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSBELE100R3 · NHTSA communication 10089312 · issued Jun 8, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2014–2016
model years
21
vehicle entries

Official summary

Combination tsb / service action: uvo system upgrade (sa222) - this bulletin provides the procedure for upgrading the uvo system on some 2014~2016my soul (ps), sorento (xma)/(uma), optima (tf hev), forte (yd), sportage (sl) 2015~2016my sedona (yp), and 2014-2015(my) optima (qt/tf) vehicles to address incoming ring volume too loud complaints when using certain smartphones (non-iphone). Additionally, in 2014my vehicles the upgrade will also improve bluetooth connectivity and voice recognition (vr). For vehicles not on the affected vehicles list, but with a customer concern as described above, pe

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.