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Kia Rio 2009technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-056 · NHTSA communication 10033670 · issued Jan 1, 2010

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2009
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Kia: knock sensor replacement (sa017). Some vehicles equipped with the alpha engine (1.6l) may illuminate a mil related to knock sensor codes p0326 (knock sensor 1 circuit range/performance) and/or p0327 (knock sensor 1 circuit low input). In order to repair this concern, a knock sensor replacement is necessary. *pe

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.