Kia Rio 2012–2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSBCLI043 · NHTSA communication 10142242 · issued May 17, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2012–2015
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
TSB - A/C FAN CONTROL LOGIC IMPROVEMENT AND COOLING FAN/COOLING FAN RESISTOR INSPECTION OR REPLACEMENT - This bulletin provides the procedure to inspect, and if necessary, replace the cooling fan resistor and/or the cooling fan motor, and to upgrade the cooling fan control logic on certain Manual Temperature Control (MTC) equipped 2012-2015MY Rio (UB) vehicles, produced from August 7, 2011 through October 22, 2014.
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.