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Service bulletins for the 2021 Kia K5

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.

134 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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TSB_ELE2092020-10-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE REMINDER SETTING RESET PROCEDURE - This bulletin provides the procedure to turn OFF the service reminder lamp, at the first service interval reminder alert that will display on the instrument cluster.
TSB_ELE2062020-09-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN SERVICE ACTION: AVN 5-WIDE NAVIGATION MAP PACKAGE SOFTWARE UPDATE (SA433) - This bulletin provides information to inspect and if necessary update the navigation software on some 2021 K5 (DL3a) vehicles produced from March 27, 2020 through August 3, 2020, equipped with AVN 5-Wide head units, which may exhibit a distorted image display when navigation goes into the split screen mode (displaying upcoming change in route to a set destination) due to corrupted software file(s).
PS6722020-08-04. Service bulletin. SEATS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. PITSTOP: REAR OCCUPANT ALERT (ROA) W/ REAR DOOR LOGIC - This Pitstop provides information regarding the Rear Occupant Alert (ROA) with Rear Door Logic system on 2021MY K5 (DL3a) and Seltos (SP2) models. This system is designed to help prevent a rear passenger from being left inside the vehicle when exiting. When you open the front door after opening and closing the rear door and turning off the engine, the “Check Rear Seats” warning message appears on the cluster.
PS6692020-08-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. PITSTOP: WIRELESS APPLE CARPLAY - The new 2021 Kia K5 (DL3A) will have wireless Apple CarPlay capability. This feature will be available on the UVO Link Audio Unit (Display Audio 2.0 Value) and will not be available on the UVO Link with Navigation Audio Unit (AVN 5.0 Wide). The UVO Link with Navigation unit will still support wired CarPlay. This Pitstop provides information on wireless vs wired phone projection capability per headunit, the pairing and removal process for wireless phone projection, and troubleshooting tips.
PS6682020-08-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. PITSTOP: WIRELESS ANDROID AUTO - The new 2021 Kia K5 (DL3A) will have wireless Android capability. This feature will be available on the UVO Link Audio Unit (Display Audio 2.0 Value) and will not be available on the UVO Link with Navigation Audio Unit (AVN 5.0 Wide). The UVO Link with Navigation unit will still support wired Android Auto. This Pitstop provides information on wireless vs wired phone projection capability per headunit, the pairing and removal process for wireless phone projection, and troubleshooting tips.
PS653_R12020-08-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. PITSTOP: VEHICLE AUTO-SHUT OFF SYSTEM - Some 2021MY Seltos (SP2) and K5 (DL3A) models are equipped with a new Auto-Shut Off feature, which automatically shuts off the engine after a set time period. This feature will help reduce fuel consumption and prevent carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning.

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.