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Service bulletin TSBELE180_R1

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10162000
Published by NHTSA2019-07-04
Manufacturer's numberTSBELE180_R1
Manufacturer's date2019-06-20
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

TSB: SERVICE ACTION: AVN 5 WIDE SOFTWARE UPDATE BLUETOOTH MEMORY ISSUE (SA386) - This bulletin provides the procedure for updating the AVN 5 WIDE software on some 2020MY Telluride (ON) produced from March 23, 2019 through April 30, 2019 and Soul (SK3) vehicles produced from February 18, 2019 to May 2, 2019, which may experience Bluetooth and navigation connection and/or memory issues.

The document

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Components

Electrical system

Vehicles listed
KIA SOUL2020
KIA TELLURIDE2020

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20263272026-07-03. Electrical
20243232024-06-06. Electrical
20226892022-12-06. Electrical
20V4360002020-07-28. FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
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