Kia Niro 2018–2019 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB_TRA092 · NHTSA communication 10185035 · issued Dec 23, 2020
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2018–2019
model years
5
vehicle entries
Official summary
TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: 6-SPEED DOUBLE CLUTCH OR DCT REPLACEMENT - This bulletin provides the procedure to replace the Double Clutch set or Double Clutch Transmission (DCT) assembly on some 2018-2019MY Niro (DE HEV, DE PHEV) vehicles, equipped with the 6-Speed DCT, which may exhibit an abnormal â  Grrrr and/or grindingâ  noise when down shifting from 4th to 3rd gear.
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.