Kia K5 2022 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB_ELE262 · NHTSA communication 10222115 · issued Sep 22, 2022
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2022
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: IBU LOGIC IMPROVEMENT FOR SMART KEY BATTERY DRAIN - This bulletin provides the procedure to update the software logic of the Integrated Body Control Unit (IBU) system on some 2022MY K5 (DL3a) vehicles produced from April 27, 2021 through May 12, 2022, which may exhibit excessive discharge of the smart key battery. Follow the procedure outlined in this publication to apply the improved logic to the 'IBU' system using the KDS ECU Upgrade function as described in this bulletin and replace the batteries on both of the customer's key fobs.
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.