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Kia Niro 2017–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin PS528 · NHTSA communication 10126420 · issued Nov 13, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2017–2018
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

PITSTOP - Bluetooth Sound Quality Concerns on UVO eServices (UVO 3.0) (PS528) - This Pitstop provides information to diagnose and repair 2017-18MY Sportage (QL) and 2017MY Niro (DE HEV) vehicles, with UVO eServices (UVO 3.0) head units, produced after June 15, 2017, with Bluetooth® sound quality customer concerns.

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.