Kia Forte 2014–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB-ELE100R4 · NHTSA communication 10109836 · issued Apr 17, 2017
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2014–2016
model years
19
vehicle entries
Official summary
TSB: UVO SYSTEM UPGRADE - This bulletin provides the procedure for upgrading the UVO system on some 2014-2016MY Soul (PS), Sorento (XMa)/(UMa), Optima (TF HEV), Forte (YD), Sportage (SL), 2015-2016MY Sedona (YP), and 2014-2015(MY) Optima (QF/TF) vehicles to address ?Incoming ring volume too loud? complaints when using certain smartphones (non-iPhone). Additionally, in 2014MY vehicles the upgrade will also improve Bluetooth connectivity and Voice Recognition (VR).
Vehicles covered
- 2014 Kia Forte
- 2015 Kia Forte
- 2016 Kia Forte
- 2014 Kia Optima
- 2015 Kia Optima
- 2014 Kia Optima Hybrid
- 2015 Kia Optima Hybrid
- 2016 Kia Optima Hybrid
- 2015 Kia Sedona
- 2016 Kia Sedona
- 2014 Kia Sorento
- 2015 Kia Sorento
- 2016 Kia Sorento
- 2014 Kia Soul
- 2015 Kia Soul
- 2016 Kia Soul
- 2014 Kia Sportage
- 2015 Kia Sportage
- 2016 Kia Sportage
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.