Kia Carnival Service Bulletins
138 manufacturer communications on file.
- April 17, 2025•Document ID: 11017172Service Bulletin/Repair InstructionsPOWER TRAIN
- Mfr Comm. #:
- TSB_TRA046_R5
- Date Added:
- April 23, 2025
- Manufacturer:
- KIA
SummaryTECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: TRANSMISSION FLUID APPLICATION GUIDE - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. New/revised sections of this bulletin are indicated by a black bar in the margin area. This bulletin provides information relating to the correct transmission fluid type and fill quantity requirement for each Kia model. A flush is required ONLY when a transmission is replaced, and the transmission oil cooler is transferred to the new transmission.
Associated Products (55)Associated Documents - March 20, 2025•Document ID: 11015973Service Bulletin/Repair InstructionsELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Mfr Comm. #:
- TSB_ELE378
- Date Added:
- March 26, 2025
- Manufacturer:
- KIA
SummaryTECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: KIA CONNECT MODEM RESET (SA611) - This bulletin outlines the procedure for resetting the modem in certain 2016-2025MY Kia vehicles listed on page 3 that are equipped with Kia Connect Services. The affected vehicles may encounter the following issues: remote Start/Climate Control function not working, vehicle Status on the Kia Access App not updating, connected routing not functioning properly.
Associated Products (47)Associated Documents - March 20, 2025•Document ID: 11015935Service Bulletin/Repair InstructionsSEATS
- Mfr Comm. #:
- PI2501_TSB
- Date Added:
- March 25, 2025
- Manufacturer:
- KIA
SummaryTECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN: 2ND -ROW SEAT RAIL COVER INSTALLATION (PI2501) - This bulletin provides information to install new 2nd -row seat rail covers on all 2022-2024MY, and certain 2025MY Carnival (KA4) vehicles manufactured from January 4, 2021 through March 31, 2025. The subject vehicles are equipped with seat rails on the interior floor of the passenger compartment which allow for the adjustment of the 2nd -row seats. Under certain operating conditions in high temperature environments, the 2nd -row seat rails may become warm or hot to the touch. A hot seat rail can result in discomfort if an occupant touches the seat rail with their bare skin. This campaign is to install covers on the 2nd -row seat rails that reduce the surface temperature of the rails and improve the vehicle occupants’ experience.
Associated Products (4)Associated Documents - March 14, 2025•Document ID: 11015934OtherSEATS
- Mfr Comm. #:
- PI2501_OWNR
- Date Added:
- March 25, 2025
- Manufacturer:
- KIA
SummaryPRODUCT IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN: OWNER NOTIFICATION (PI2501) - This document is the owner notification advising that Kia conducting an important Product Improvement Campaign to install covers onto the 2nd row seat rails in all 2022-2024 MY Kia Carnival vehicles and certain 2025 MY Carnival vehicles.
Associated Products (4)Associated Documents - March 12, 2025•Document ID: 11015933OtherSEATS
- Mfr Comm. #:
- PI2501_QA
- Date Added:
- March 25, 2025
- Manufacturer:
- KIA
SummaryPRODUCT IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN: QUESTION AND ANSWER (PI2501) - This document is the Question and Answer Guide containing the most frequently asked questions regarding the Product Improvement Campaign PI2501.
Associated Products (4)Associated Documents - March 12, 2025•Document ID: 11015932OtherSEATS
- Mfr Comm. #:
- PI2501_DPSM
- Date Added:
- March 25, 2025
- Manufacturer:
- KIA
SummaryPRODUCT IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN: DEALER PARTS AND SERVICE MANAGER MEMO (PI2501) - This document is the announcement to the dealer Parts and Service managers advising that Kia is conducting an important Product Improvement Campaign to install covers onto the 2nd row seat rails in all 2022-2024 MY Kia Carnival vehicles and certain 2025 MY Carnival vehicles manufactured from January 4, 2021 through March 31, 2025.
Associated Products (4)Associated Documents - March 12, 2025•Document ID: 11015929OtherSEATS
- Mfr Comm. #:
- PI2501_DP
- Date Added:
- March 25, 2025
- Manufacturer:
- KIA
SummaryPRODUCT IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN: DEALER PRINCIPAL MEMO (PI2501) - This document is the announcement to the dealer principals advising that Kia is conducting an important Product Improvement Campaign to install covers onto the 2nd row seat rails in all 2022-2024 MY Kia Carnival vehicles and certain 2025 MY Carnival vehicles manufactured from January 4, 2021 through March 31, 2025.
Associated Products (4)Associated Documents - March 6, 2025•Document ID: 11015426Service Bulletin/Repair InstructionsELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Mfr Comm. #:
- TSB_ELE341_R4
- Date Added:
- March 8, 2025
- Manufacturer:
- KIA
SummaryTECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: COMBINATION TSB/SERVICE ACTION: CCNC – DEALER MODE, FACTORY & NETWORK RESET (SA613) - This bulletin has been revised as a Combination TSB/SA and includes additional information. New/revised sections of this bulletin are indicated by a black bar in the margin area. This bulletin provides information to access the ‘Dealer Mode’ function on 2024MY~ models listed on page 5 equipped with a Connected Car Navigation Cockpit (ccNC) head unit, and to perform a ‘Reset Network’ and/or ‘Factory Reset’ to address customer concerns related to activation of Kia Connect or Kia Connect features that may have stopped working.
Associated Products (5)Associated Documents - January 29, 2025•Document ID: 11013249Service Bulletin/Repair InstructionsELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Mfr Comm. #:
- TSB_ELE368_R1
- Date Added:
- January 30, 2025
- Manufacturer:
- KIA
SummaryTECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: KIA CONNECT ACTIVATION FAILURE (SA600) - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. New/revised sections of this bulletin are indicated by a black bar in the margin area. This bulletin provides information to access the ‘Dealer Mode’ function and perform a ‘Reset Network’ on certain 2025MY Multiple Model vehicles listed on page 7 equipped with a Connected Car Navigation Cockpit (ccNC) head unit to address customer concerns related to activation of Kia Connect due to missing modem data caused by a data transmission error.
Associated Products (5)Associated Documents - January 23, 2025•Document ID: 11013032Service Bulletin/Repair InstructionsELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Mfr Comm. #:
- TSB_ELE368
- Date Added:
- January 23, 2025
- Manufacturer:
- KIA
SummaryTECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: KIA CONNECT ACTIVATION FAILURE (SA600) - This bulletin provides information to access the ‘Dealer Mode’ function and perform a ‘Reset Network’ on certain 2025MY Multiple Model vehicles listed on page 7 equipped with a Connected Car Navigation Cockpit (ccNC) head unit to address customer concerns related to activation of Kia Connect due to missing modem data caused by a data transmission error.
Associated Products (4)Associated Documents - January 9, 2025•Document ID: 11012903Service Bulletin/Repair InstructionsELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Mfr Comm. #:
- TSB_ELE338_R1
- Date Added:
- January 16, 2025
- Manufacturer:
- KIA
SummaryTECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: DISPLAY AUDIO 2.0/AVN5WSOFTWARE UPDATE (SA569) - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. New/revised sections of this bulletin are indicated by a black bar in the margin area. This bulletin provides information to update the software on Display Audio 2.0 (D2V) and AVN 5.0 Wide (AVN5W) head units on certain 2022-2023MY Kia vehicles (refer to model list on page 9). The affected vehicles may experience various concerns related to Apple CarPlay®/Android Auto™ phone projection connectivity.
Associated Products (16)Associated Documents - December 19, 2024•Document ID: 11012029Service Bulletin/Repair InstructionsELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Mfr Comm. #:
- TSB_ELE347_R1
- Date Added:
- December 20, 2024
- Manufacturer:
- KIA
SummaryTECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: DISPLAY AUDIO 2.0V/AVN5W SOFTWARE UPDATE - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. New/revised sections of this bulletin are indicated by a black bar in the margin area. This bulletin provides information to update the software on Display Audio 2.0 (D2V) and AVN 5.0 Wide (AVN5W) head units on certain 2021-2023MY Kia vehicles (refer to pages 5 and 16). The affected vehicles may experience Apple CarPlay®/Android Auto™ phone projection connectivity-related concerns.
Associated Products (21)Associated Documents - November 15, 2024•Document ID: 11010698Service Bulletin/Repair InstructionsELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Mfr Comm. #:
- TSB_ELE303_R3
- Date Added:
- November 20, 2024
- Manufacturer:
- KIA
SummaryTECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: AVN 5.0 WIDE NON-RESPONSIVE RADIO ICON (AM, FM, SXM) - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. New/revised sections of this bulletin are indicated by a black bar in the margin area. This bulletin provides information to update the software on 5th Generation AVN wide on certain 2020-2024MY Kia vehicles (refer to model list on page 8) to remedy a ‘non-responsive’ or ‘inoperative’ radio (FM, AM, SXM, etc.) concern. The affected AVN unit on the vehicles may not respond when pressing the ‘RADIO’ hard key/button on the AVN unit or when selecting the ‘RADIO’ icon on the AVN menu screen.
Associated Products (25)Associated Documents - November 13, 2024•Document ID: 11010706Over The AirELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Mfr Comm. #:
- OTA_SA593
- Date Added:
- November 21, 2024
- Manufacturer:
- KIA
SummaryOVER-THE-AIR: SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR CENTRAL COMMUNICATION UNIT (SA593) - This Over-the-Air (OTA) software update is designed to update the Central Communication Unit (CCU) logic of certain 2025 Carnival vehicles. This update is designed to help reduce auxiliary battery power consumption while the vehicle is turned off.
Associated Products (1)Associated Documents - November 7, 2024•Document ID: 11010701Service Bulletin/Repair InstructionsELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Mfr Comm. #:
- TSB_ELE360
- Date Added:
- November 20, 2024
- Manufacturer:
- KIA
SummaryTECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: CCU LOGIC IMPROVEMENT (SA593) - This bulletin provides the procedure to update the software logic of the Central Communication Unit (CCU) system on certain 2025MY Carnival (KA4) vehicles produced from April 15, 2024 through August 26, 2024 and Carnival HEV (KA4 HEV) vehicles produced from July 8, 2024 to September 23, 2024. The affected vehicles may experience a ‘dark current” draw from the 12V battery while the vehicle is parked, potentially resulting in low battery voltage and no-start condition.
Associated Products (1)Associated Documents - October 18, 2024•Document ID: 11009074Service Bulletin/Repair InstructionsELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Mfr Comm. #:
- TSB_ELE341_R3
- Date Added:
- October 23, 2024
- Manufacturer:
- KIA
SummaryTECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: CCNC – DEALER MODE, FACTORY AND NETWORK RESET - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. New/revised sections of this bulletin are indicated by a black bar in the margin area. This bulletin provides information to access the ‘Dealer Mode’ function on 2024MY~ models listed on page 5 equipped with a Connected Car Navigation Cockpit (ccNC) head unit, and to perform a ‘Reset Network’ and/or ‘Factory Reset’ to address customer concerns related to activation of Kia Connect or Kia Connect features that may have stopped working.
Associated Products (4)Associated Documents - October 9, 2024•Document ID: 11009078Service Bulletin/Repair InstructionsSTRUCTURE:BODY
- Mfr Comm. #:
- CS2401_TSB
- Date Added:
- October 23, 2024
- Manufacturer:
- KIA
SummaryTECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: CUSTOMER SATISFACTION: DOOR TRIM ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT (CS2401) - This bulletin provides information to replace the front and rear door trim assemblies on certain 2025MY Carnival (KA4) EX, SX, SXP vehicles produced from April 16, 2024 through May 24, 2024. Since the production of the subject vehicles, Kia has made a production change to the door trim color and is making that color available at no charge to those customers who elect to have the door trim color changed.
Associated Products (1)Associated Documents - October 5, 2024•Document ID: 11009079OtherSTRUCTURE:BODY
- Mfr Comm. #:
- CS2401_OWNR
- Date Added:
- October 23, 2024
- Manufacturer:
- KIA
SummaryCUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN: OWNER NOTIFICATION - This document is the owner notification advising that Kia is conducting a customer satisfaction campaign to replace the interior door trim color to Tuscan Umber on certain 2025 Kia Carnival vehicles (CS2401).
Associated Products (1)Associated Documents - October 5, 2024•Document ID: 11009075EmissionsFUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- Mfr Comm. #:
- SC320_TSB
- Date Added:
- October 23, 2024
- Manufacturer:
- KIA
SummaryVOLUNTARY EMISSIONS SERVICE CAMPAIGN: EGR VALVE ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT (SC320) - This bulletin provides information to replace the Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) Valve Assembly on certain 2024MY Kia vehicles listed in the table below. Kia has become aware that the EGR Valve Assembly in the subject vehicles may not have been manufactured to Kia’s specifications. This condition may cause the vehicle to release air pollutants which exceed Federal and California standards. As a result, the subject vehicles may exhibit an illumination of Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) with DTC(s) P040500, P064200 and/or P065200.
Associated Products (3)Associated Documents - September 30, 2024•Document ID: 11008026EmissionsENGINE
- Mfr Comm. #:
- SC320_OWNR_KA4
- Date Added:
- September 25, 2024
- Manufacturer:
- KIA
SummaryVOLUNTARY EMISSIONS SERVICE CAMPAIGN: OWNER NOTIFICATION (SC320) - This document is the owner notification advising that Kia is conducting a Voluntary Emissions Service Campaign regarding the Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) valve assembly on certain 2024 MY Carnival vehicles. Kia has become aware that the subject vehicles may have been produced with an EGR valve assembly that was not manufactured to Kia’s specifications. Dealers will replace the EGR valve assembly with a new one.
Associated Products (1)Associated Documents