Kia Niro 2018–2019 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin PS626 · NHTSA communication 10165587 · issued Sep 12, 2019
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2018–2019
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
PITSTOP: CHARGE PORT STICKING AND/OR INTERMITTENT FAILURE TO CHARGE (PHEV/EV) - This bulletin provides the procedure to inspect the emergency charging door release cable on some 2018-2019MY Niro (PHEV/EV) vehicles when one of the following symptoms occur. * Vehicle does not charge or experiences an intermittent malfunction while charging. * Unable to insert or disconnect the charging cable.
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.