Service bulletin TSBELE076

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10090185
Published by NHTSA	2017-02-02
Manufacturer's number	TSBELE076
Manufacturer's date	2014-12-05
NHTSA component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT

NHTSA's summary

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 EXHIBIT A CONDITION RELATED TO A BLUETOOTH® CALL CUTTING OFF AFTER A PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES. TO RESOLVE THE CONCERN, FOLLOW THE PROCEDURE OUTLINED BELOW.

The document

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Components

Electrical system, Equipment and accessories

Vehicles listed
KIA RIO	2013
KIA SORENTO	2014

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

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