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Kia Rio 2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSBENG145R1 · NHTSA communication 10090201 · issued Dec 15, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2015
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Tsb: service action: ecm upgrade mil on without dtc code (sa 175) - this bulletin provides information related to an ecm software upgrade for 2015my rio (ub) vehicles with 1.6l gdi engine and produced from may 21, 2014 through september 18, 2014, which may experience a malfunction indicator lamp (mil) illuminated without any accompanying dtc(s) stored in memory. To prevent and/or correct this condition, the ecm should be reprogrammed using the gds download, as described in this bulletin. Kia is requesting the completion of this service action on all affected vehicles, including dealer stock, p

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.