Service bulletin PS497R2

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.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10116105
Published by NHTSA	2017-08-25
Manufacturer's number	PS497R2
Manufacturer's date	2017-06-05
NHTSA component	VISIBILITY; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

NHTSA's summary

PITSTOP - UVO ESERVICES MIRROR BUTTONS (CUSTOMER GUIDE) - This pitstop provides information regarding the functionality of the UVO eServices buttons located on the rear view mirror in some 2016-2017MY K900 (KH), 2017MY Optima Plug-in Hybrid (JF PHEV) and 2017MY Soul EV (PS EV) vehicles.

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Equipment and accessories, Glass, wipers and mirrors

Vehicles listed
KIA K900	2016, 2017
KIA OPTIMA HYBRID	2017 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
KIA SOUL EV	2017 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)

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

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