Kia Niro 2011–2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin PS581 · NHTSA communication 10151897 · issued Nov 28, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2011–2018
model years
10
vehicle entries
Official summary
PITSTOP: HYBRID HV BATTERY SOC GAUGE (PS581) - This Pitstop provides information regarding the State of Charge (SOC) gauge on all Kia Hybrid P/HEV) vehicles. Normal operation of the HEV SOC gauge is between 40-60%. This is to allow for regeneration and degeneration of the HEV battery.
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.