Kia Soul 2014 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TT070 · NHTSA communication 10089847 · issued May 27, 2015
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2014
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
"techtip: poor am radio reception symptom: customer complains of poor am radio reception. Repair: check for battery voltage at the roof antenna connector f04 with the radio on. If you find battery voltage, replace the roof antenna base. If you do not have battery voltage, inspect connector mf11 pin 30 for bent/loose/backed out terminals. If ok, check for voltage at pin 30 from the audio unit. If still no voltage, check at the back of the audio unit m41-a pin 18 for navi or m26-a pin 18 for uvo. If no voltage at the back of the audio unit with the radio on, replace the audio head unit."
Vehicles covered
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