Kia Rio 2012–2014 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSBENG146R1 · NHTSA communication 10092144 · issued Jun 3, 2015
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2012–2014
model years
6
vehicle entries
Official summary
Tsb: ecm upgrade rio, soul mil on with dtc(s) p0456/p0461/p050a/p2188/p2192/p0128/p0326/p0441 - this bulletin provides information related to the ecm software upgrade for some 2012~2014my rio (ub), some 2012~2013 soul (am) and some 2014my soul (ps) vehicles, which may experience a malfunction indicator lamp (mil) illuminated with the electronic control module (ecm) system-related dtcs; p0456, p0461, p050a, p2188, p2192, p0128, p0326, p0441. To correct this condition, the ecm should be reprogrammed using the gds download as described in this bulletin. Before performing this procedure for a spec
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.