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Kia Forte 2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSBELE078 · NHTSA communication 10089783 · issued Feb 13, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2015
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Tsb: service action: uvo head unit replacement (sa184) - this bulletin provides the procedure to replace the uvo head unit on some of 2015my soul (ps), sportage (sl) sedona (yp) and forte (yd) vehicles, which may exhibit a condition in which the uvo audio head unit will intermittently not power up. To prevent and/or correct this condition, replace the audio head unit with a new one following the service procedure outlined in this tsb. Kia is requesting the completion of this service action on all affected vehicles in dealer stock, prior to delivery.

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.