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Kia Carnival 2025–2026technical service bulletin

Bulletin OTA_ELE413_NOTES_R1 · NHTSA communication 11031940 · issued Apr 24, 2026

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2025–2026
model years
10
vehicle entries

Official summary

RELEASE NOTES: OVER-THE-AIR: SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR DATA CONNECTIVITY (ELE413 Revision 1) - This Over-the-Air (OTA) software update is designed to update the Data Connectivity Unit (DCU) logic of certain 2025 - 2026MY Carnival, 2025 - 2026MY K5 and 2025 - 2026MY Sorento vehicles. This update is designed to improve the vehicle’s network communication performance.

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.