Kia Niro Hybrid 2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin PS487 · NHTSA communication 10109814 · issued Jan 27, 2017
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2017
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
PITSTOP: 17MY NIRO (DE) PDI BATTERY TEST NOT REQUIRED - Due to the built-in 12 volt Li-ion battery system, which is currently not compatible with the Midtronics GR8 battery tester, PDI or dealer lot maintenance battery testing is NOT required on the Niro (DE).
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.