September 20, 2025 Service bulletin

Avnt coaxial cable replacement

Kia technical service bulletin TSB_ELE355_R1 for 2023 Kia Sportage.

Bulletin number: TSB_ELE355_R1
Component: Electrical system
Summary: TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: AVNT COAXIAL CABLE REPLACEMENT - 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 the procedure to replace the Audio Video Navigation Telematics (AVNT) head unit coaxial cable on some 2023MY Sportage (NQ5a) vehicles produced from August 5, 2021 through May 25, 2023. The affected vehicles may experience the AVNT screen flickering ‘ON/OFF’ due to an intermittent contact of the coaxial cable connector with the AVNT head unit.

Owners of these vehicles have filed 48 complaints in the electrical category.

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