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Kia Rio 2012–2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSBENG131R1 · NHTSA communication 10092090 · issued Mar 12, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2012–2013
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Tsb: ecm upgrade knock improvement - tsb-eng131 is closed. Refer to tsb-eng146

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.