Kia Rio 2012–2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin CS2307X_OWNRUB · NHTSA communication 10237033 · issued May 19, 2023
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2012–2017
model years
6
vehicle entries
Official summary
CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN: OWNER NOTIFICATION - This document is the owner notification advising that Kia previously sent a letter for a steering wheel lock device, and their vehicle is equipped with a factory burglar alarm and is therefore eligible to receive the software upgrade. Kia has developed a software upgrade that can be installed on the vehicle to restrict the operation of the vehicle's ignition system should a locked vehicle be the subject of a break-in and theft attempt without the key. This software upgrade will be available to the customer free of charge for eighteen (18) mo
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.