Kia Niro 2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSBELE135_R1 · NHTSA communication 10130101 · issued Feb 15, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2017
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
TSB - SERVICE ACTION: INSPECTION AND/OR REPLACEMENT OF HYBRID DRIVE MOTOR (SA304) - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. - This bulletin provides the procedure to inspect and, if necessary, replace the hybrid drive motor on some Niro (DE HEV) vehicles produced from January 1, 2017 through July 10, 2017, which may exhibit a hybrid drive motor warning light malfunction and concerns with the EV mode driving.
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.