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Kia Rio 2008technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-027 · NHTSA communication 10034644 · issued Jul 1, 2010

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Tires
component
2008
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Kia: tire pressure monitoring system (tpms) receiver upgrade; change of tpms software (sa049). Some vehicles have low line tire pressure monitoring system (tpms). Some vehicles may experience illumination of the tpms warning lamp indicating that there is a problem with the tpms system even though tire pressure is acceptable. *pe

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.