Kia Optima 2012–2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSBELE038 · NHTSA communication 10090007 · issued Oct 5, 2012
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2012–2013
model years
11
vehicle entries
Official summary
Tsb: information for dealer uvo upgrade / retail customer - this bulletin provides the retail customer s procedure for upgrading the kia uvo (your voice) system. Kia uvo owners have the option to download available upgrades directly from the kia.com website and can perform the upgrade themselves or have the dealer perform the upgrade in which case additional labor charges may apply. For customers who perform their own upgrade, kia provides the customer with software and upgrade instructions. If the customer opts to have the dealer perform the upgrade, the upgrade procedure is outlined in this
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.