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Kia Niro 2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSBCHA086 · NHTSA communication 10127028 · issued Dec 21, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electronic Stability Control (esc)
component
2018
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

TSB - SERVICE ACTION: CUSTOMER STATISFACTION BRAKE PEDAL FEEL LOGIC IMPROVEMENT (SA325) - This bulletin provides the procedure to improve the logic of the Electronic Stability Control/Active Hydraulic Booster (ESC/AHB) on some 2018MY Niro HEV (DE) vehicles, produced from July 24, 2017 through October 25, 2017, which is to address an improved brake pedal feedback and feel to the driver. This improvement does not affect the braking performance or stopping distance.

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.