Technical Service Bulletins
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TSBGEN054R5
Jan 22, 2015
350000 EQUIPMENT
TSB: IPOD ADAPTER CABLE APPLICATION INFORMATION - THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION REGARDING IPOD ADAPTER CABLES FOR KIA VEHICLES. SPECIFIC ADAPTER CABLE APPLICATION IS DEPENDENT ON THE TYPE OF HEAD UNIT (BASE AUDIO/NAVIGATION/UVO) THAT A
PS377
Jan 21, 2015
110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PITSTOP: KOREAN ERROR MESSAGES ON NAVIGATION DISPLAY - THIS ARTICLE PROVIDES INFORMATION TO ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS ON NAVIGATION HEAD UNITS (AVN 3.0 OR AVN 3.5): * KOREAN ERROR MESSAGE THAT STARTS WITH NAVI.EXE OR * KOREA
PS378
Jan 16, 2015
020000 SUSPENSION
PITSTOP: ALIGNMENT SPECIFICATIONS - THIS ARTICLE PROVIDES THE ALIGNMENT SPECIFICATIONS FOR 2016MY SORENTO (UMA). IN THE EVENT A WHEEL ALIGNMENT IS NEEDED, ENSURE YOUR ALIGNMENT EQUIPMENT HAS THE CORRECT SPECIFICATIONS PROGRAMMED INTO THE PC
PS379
Jan 16, 2015
355200 EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
PITSTOP: TECHLINE CASE REQUIREMENTS DURING EWR PERIOD - ATTENTION TECHNICIANS AND WARRANTY ADMINISTRATORS! KMA WOULD LIKE TO REMIND ALL TECHNICIANS AND WARRANTY ADMINISTRATORS THAT DURING THE 100 OR 150-DAY EWR (EARLY WARNING REPORTING) PE
PS375
Jan 15, 2015
110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PITSTOP: INTERMITTENT NO CRANK/START - ON SOME 2014-2015MY SORENTO (XM), CUSTOMERS MAY EXPERIENCE A CONCERN RELATED TO AN INTERMITTENT NO CRANK/START, ESPECIALLY AFTER AN OVERNIGHT COLD SOAK. TO ADDRESS THIS CONCERN, REPLACE BOTH START 1 AN
TSBCHA042CLOSED
Jan 12, 2015
021400 SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
TSB-CHA042 IS CLOSED AS OF 1/12/2015. REFER TO CHA051.
PS374
Jan 9, 2015
350000 EQUIPMENT
PITSTOP: FRONT LICENSE PLATE HOLDER IDENTIFICATION - THIS PITSTOP PROVIDES INFORMATION RELATED TO PART NUMBER AND FITMENT IDENTIFICATION FOR THE FRONT LICENSE PLATE HOLDER ON SORENTO (UMA). REFER TO THE TABLE BELOW TO QUICKLY IDENTIFY THE C
TSBCHA051
Jan 9, 2015
021400 SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
TSB: COMBINED TSB / SERVICE ACTION: FRONT STRUT BEARING REPLACEMENT (SA178) - THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES THE PROCEDURE FOR REPLACING THE FRONT STRUT BEARINGS ON SOME 2011- 2013MY SORENTO (XMA) VEHICLES, PRODUCED FROM OCTOBER 26, 2009 THROUGH JA
TSBELE073R3
Dec 22, 2014
117000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TSB: SERVICE ACTION: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LOGIC IMPROVEMENT (SA176) - THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION RELATED TO A SOFTWARE UPGRADE FOR THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER (SEE AFFECTED CLUSTER TYPE BELOW) OF SOME 2015MY SEDONA (YP) VEHICLES (L AND LX
TSBELE056R1
Dec 19, 2014
110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TSB: UVO UPGRADE ? RIO (UB), SPORTAGE (SL), SOUL (AM), OPTIMA (QF) AND SORENTO (XMA) - THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES THE PROCEDURE FOR UPGRADING THE UVO SYSTEM ON ALL 2012MY RIO (UB), SPORTAGE (SL), SOUL (AM), OPTIMA (QF) AND SORENTO (XM) VEHICLES
TSBELE060R1
Dec 19, 2014
110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TSB: OPTIMA (QF) AND SOUL (AM) AVN AND BASE AUDIO SYSTEM UPGRADE - THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES THE PROCEDURE FOR UPGRADING THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND BASE AUDIO SYSTEM SOFTWARE OF SOME 2012MY OPTIMA (QF) AND SOME 2012MY SOUL (AM) VEHICLES, TO IMP
TSBSC109R1
Dec 19, 2014
110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TSB: VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN: BCM LOGIC REPROGRAMMING (SC109) - THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION RELATED TO THE REPROGRAMMING OF THE BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) OF SOME 2015 MY SEDONA (YP) VEHICLES (EX, SX AND SXL ONLY), PRODUCED FROM JU
SC109OWNER
Dec 17, 2014
110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
OWNER NOTIFICATION LETTER: DEAR KIA SEDONA OWNER: KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. IS CONDUCTING A VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN TO REPROGRAM THE BODY CONTROL MODULE LOGIC IN THE 2015 MODEL YEAR KIA SEDONA VEHICLES WITH THE EX, SX AND SXL (LIMITED) TR
145(REV1)
Dec 15, 2014
118000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
KIA MY RIO 2015: SOME MODELS REQUIRES ECM UPGRADE. DTC CODE(SA175) SHOWING. *LJ
SC109DEALERP
Dec 15, 2014
110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DEALER PRINCIPAL MEMO: ATTENTION: ALL DEALER PRINCIPALS - KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. WILL BE CONDUCTING A VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN, TO REPROGRAM THE BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) LOGIC FOR THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK FEATURE ON CERTAIN 2015 MY SEDO
SC109DEALERPSM
Dec 15, 2014
110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DEALER PARTS & SERVICE MANAGER MEMO: ATTENTION: ALL KIA PARTS & SERVICE MANAGERS - KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. WILL BE CONDUCTING A VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN, TO REPROGRAM THE BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) LOGIC FOR THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK FEATUR
SC109QA
Dec 15, 2014
110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Q AND A: SC109 ? 2015MY SEDONA BCM LOGIC REPROGRAMMING
TSBBOD108
Dec 15, 2014
221300 SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
TSB: SERVICE ACTION: FRONT SEAT HEADREST ELEVATOR MODULE REPLACEMENT (SA177) - THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES THE PROCEDURE TO REPLACE THE HEADREST ELEVATOR MODULE OF SOME K900 (KH) VEHICLES, PRODUCED FROM MARCH 20, 2014 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 19, 2014
TSBENG145R1
Dec 15, 2014
060000 ENGINE (PWS)
TSB: SERVICE ACTION: ECM UPGRADE ? MIL ON WITHOUT DTC CODE (SA 175) - THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION RELATED TO AN ECM SOFTWARE UPGRADE FOR 2015MY RIO (UB) VEHICLES WITH 1.6L GDI ENGINE AND PRODUCED FROM MAY 21, 2014 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 1
TSBCHA049
Dec 11, 2014
030000 BRAKES (PWS)
TSB: NOISE DURING BRAKE ACTUATION - THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION TO ADDRESS A BRAKE NOISE CONCERN ON SOME OPTIMA HYBRID (TF HEV) VEHICLES, PRODUCED FROM FEBRUARY 15, 2011 THROUGH DECEMBER 8, 2013, WHICH MAY EXHIBIT A ?SQUEAKING? AND/O
TSBELE076
Dec 5, 2014
110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TSB: AUDIO SOFTWARE UPGRADE - BLUETOOTH? CALL CUTS OFF - THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES THE PROCEDURE FOR UPGRADING THE BASE AUDIO SYSTEM SOFTWARE ON SOME 2014MY SORENTO (XMA) AND 2013MY RIO (UB) VEHICLES (SEE PRODUCTION DATES BELOW) WHICH MAY EXHI
TSBELE077
Dec 5, 2014
282100 BACK OVER PREVENTION:WARNINGS:EXTERNAL/PEDESTRIAN ALERT
TSB: REAR VIEW CAMERA DIAGNOSIS/REPLACEMENT - THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION TO DIAGNOSE AND/OR REPLACE THE REAR VIEW CAMERA OF SOME KIA VEHICLES (SEE TABLE BELOW FOR SPECIFIC MODELS AND PRODUCTION DATES) WHICH MAY EXHIBIT INADEQUATE IM
V17I6
Dec 5, 2014
350000 EQUIPMENT
"TECH TIMES, VOLUMN 17, ISSUE 6 - INSIDE THIS ISSUE: 1 KIA DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM (KDS) INTRODUCTION 3 2015 ELITE CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS DEADLINE 3 NEW 2015 SEDONA COURSE AVAILABLE ON KIA UNIVERSITY WEB SITE 5 TECHNICAL SUGGESTIONS 6 T
077
Dec 1, 2014
135000 VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
KIA OPTIMA /SORENTO: 2012-2014 REAR VIEW CAMERA REQUIRES REPLACEMENT ON SPECIFIC MODELS. *LJ