Kia Niro EV 2019–2020 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB_ELE234_R1 · NHTSA communication 10193244 · issued May 13, 2021
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2019–2020
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: DRIVE UNIT INSPECTION & REPLACEMENT FOR EV MOTOR RUMBLE NOISE - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. New/revised sections of this bulletin are indicated by a black bar in the margin area. This bulletin provides the procedure to inspect and repair the EV motor drive unit and reduction gear on some 2019MY~ Niro EV (DE EV) vehicles produced from December 5, 2018, which may exhibit an abnormal rumble noise while driving (refer to noise sample videos below). The rumble noise may be heard repeatedly when the traction motor is operating, while
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.