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Kia Carnival 2022technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB_ELE236_R1 · NHTSA communication 10189576 · issued Mar 29, 2021

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2022
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: RSE S/W UPDATE FOR WRONG LANGUAGE DISPLAY W/BLUETOOTH SOUND SYNC (SA470) - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. New/revised sections of this bulletin are indicated by a black bar in the margin area. This bulletin provides the procedure to update the Rear Seat Entertainment (RSE) software on some 2022MYCarnival (KA4) vehicles produced from January 4, 2021 through February 26, 2021, which may incorrectly display a Spanish phrase when tapping the Bluetooth Sound Sync button.

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.