Kia Niro 2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSBCHA089_R2 · NHTSA communication 10143407 · issued Jul 16, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
2018
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
TSB - SERVICE ACTION: REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM REPLACEMENT (SA338) - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. This bulletin provides the procedure to replace the rear lower control arms and/or damaged wheel(s) on some 2018MY Niro (DE PHEV) vehicles, produced from September 26, 2017 through January 22, 2018, which may experience a noise from the rear lower control arm rubbing against the inner part of the wheel rim.
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.