# Service bulletin 017

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10016840
- Published by NHTSA: 2005\-10\-13
- Manufacturer's number: 017
- Manufacturer's date: 2004\-09\-01
- NHTSA component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

## NHTSA's summary

CHARGING SYSTEM UPGRADE. \*TT

## The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

## Components

Electrical system

## Vehicles listed

- 1998 to 2001 KIA SEPHIA
- 2000 to 2004 KIA SPECTRA

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [PS443](/bulletins/10183431.md), 2020-12-03, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. TSB \- USE OF AFTERMARKET USB CHARGING CABLES IN USB/12V PORTS \- This article provides information regarding the use of USB ports and 12V power outlets to connect/charge mobile phones. Customers may experience issues with their head units that may be related to the use of aftermarket USB charging cables, including; \* Electrical interference and limited or no functionality when attempting to play music, or when charging a device through the USB port \* Excessive static or noise when listening to the audio source \* Malfunctions and screen freeze of the head unit screen \* Slow down of the system response while device is plugged in \* Music will not play from iPhone 5 or 6 with Kia iPod cable and aftermarket adapter \* No or limited functionality when trying to play music from an Apple device
- [83](/bulletins/10015527.md), 2005-07-27, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH. KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER. KIA TECH TIMES. \*TT
- [81](/bulletins/10015320.md), 2005-07-13, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS. WIPER FUSE SPEC CHANGE. \*TT
- [81](/bulletins/10015315.md), 2005-07-13, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK. INTERMITTENT TRUNK LIGHT OPERATION. \*TT
- [035R](/bulletins/10005640.md), 2004-03-09, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES. BATTERY CABLE CHAFING INSPECTION, REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT. REVISED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. \*TT
- [035](/bulletins/10005355.md), 2004-02-24, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES. BATTERY CABLE CHAFING INSPECTION, REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN, LETTERS TO SERVICE MANAGERS AND DEALERS AND OWNERS. \*TT
- [025](/bulletins/635757.md), 2002-10-31, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES. THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION RELATED TO A SERVICE CAMPAIGN TO INSPECT POSSIBLE INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DIPSTICK. \*TT
- [98002](/bulletins/603325.md), 1999-02-17, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR. PROVIDED INFORMATION ON THE SEPHIA STARTER CIRCUIT. \*YC

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