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Kia Sportage 2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSBELE048R1 · NHTSA communication 10091463 · 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 (sa137a) - this bulletin provides the procedure for upgrading the 2013 mysystem. Kia is requesting the completion of this service aqction on allaffected 2013 my rio vehicles prior to delivery.

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.