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Kia Cadenza 2014–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-ELE117 · NHTSA communication 10109682 · issued Oct 21, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2014–2016
model years
8
vehicle entries

Official summary

TSB: NAVIGATION SOFTWARE UPDATE - NO SIRIUS TRAFFIC DISPLAY - This bulletin provides the procedure for updating the Navigation software on some Sportage (SL), Cadenza (VG), Optima (QF/TF), and Optima (TF HEV) vehicles, which may experience an inactive (grayed out) Sirius Traffic icon, no traffic flow shown, or a ?There is no traffic on route.? message.

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.