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Kia Rio 2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSBELE050 · NHTSA communication 10090122 · issued Nov 28, 2012

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2013
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Tsb: service action: avn software upgrade (sa133) - this bulletin describes the procedure to update the navigation system software and modify the phone pairing logic in 2013my rio vehicles, with navigation system (avn) and manual transmission, produced from june 12, 2012 to aug. 29, 2012. Verify navigation system software version by referring to the table below; then follow the procedure outlined in this tsb to update the navigation system. Kia is requesting the completion of this service action on all affected vehicles in dealer stock prior to delivery. Before conducting procedure, verify tha

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.