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Kia Soul 2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSBELE049R1 · NHTSA communication 10091461 · issued Dec 13, 2012

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2013
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Tsb: service action: uvo software upgrade (sa140a). This bulletin provides the procedure for upgrading the 2013my soul uvo system. Kia is requesting the completion of this service action on all affected 2013my soul vehicles 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.