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Kia Carnival 2022technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB_ELE249 · NHTSA communication 10203667 · issued Nov 19, 2021

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
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2022
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1
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Official summary

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: AVN 5.0W SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR Wi-Fi HOTSPOT FUNCTION (SA488) - This bulletin provides information to update the AVN 5 Wide software for the Wi-Fi Hotspot function on some 2022MY Carnival (KA4) vehicles, produced from January 15, 2021 through November 10, 2021. If the head unit displays the "UVO" icon instead of the "Data/Network" icon in the 'Setup' menu (shown below), then the software update is required.

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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.