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Kia Forte 2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-ELE129R1 · NHTSA communication 10109829 · issued Mar 24, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2015
model years
5
vehicle entries

Official summary

TSB: SERVICE ACTION: UVO SOFTWARE UPGRADE (SA277) - This bulletin provides the procedure to upgrade the UVO software on some 2015MY Soul (PS), Sportage (SL), Optima (TF, QF), Forte (YD), and Sorento (XMa) vehicles to incorporate Bluetooth and Voice Recognition improvements.

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.