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Kia Forte 2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-ELE053R1 · NHTSA communication 10109727 · issued Feb 28, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment Adaptive/mobility
component
2014
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

TSB: UVO UPGRADE ? SORENTO (XM) AND FORTE (YD) - This bulletin provides the procedure for upgrading the UVO system on some 2014MY Sorento (XM), produced from January 22, 2013 through April 30, 2013, and 2014MY Forte (YD), produced from January 22, 2013 through July 16, 2013, which may exhibit a concern related to slow system start-up (boot-up time longer than 30 seconds).

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.