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Kia Optima 2012technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSBELE056R1 · NHTSA communication 10090179 · issued Dec 19, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2012
model years
5
vehicle entries

Official summary

Tsb: uvo upgrade rio (ub), sportage (sl), soul (am), optima (qf) and sorento (xma) - this bulletin provides the procedure for upgrading the uvo system on all 2012my rio (ub), sportage (sl), soul (am), optima (qf) and sorento (xm) vehicles.

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.