Kia Rio 2001–2005 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 106 · NHTSA communication 10024032 · issued Dec 1, 2007
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2001–2005
model years
5
vehicle entries
Official summary
Rio (bc) engine hard to start, runs rough and stalls -- what to check -- crank position sensor (ckp) tone ring. *nj
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.