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Kia Optima 2012technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSBELE060R1 · NHTSA communication 10090180 · issued Dec 19, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2012
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Tsb: optima (qf) and soul (am) avn and base audio system upgrade - this bulletin provides the procedure for upgrading the navigation system and base audio system software of some 2012my optima (qf) and some 2012my soul (am) vehicles, to improve bluetooth® connectivity.

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.