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Kia Rio 2009technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-063 · NHTSA communication 10033404 · issued Feb 1, 2010

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2009
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Kia: ecm upgrade for multiple dtc's listed, p0300, p0128, p0140, p0442, p0451, p0461 (sa032). Provides procedure to upgrade the engine control module (ecm) of some 1.6l vehicles produced 7/17/08-7/11/09 (map sensor vehicles only) which may experience a rough idle during initial cold start up period and/or illuminate the mil with dtc's below. *pe

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.