Kia Rio 2008 — technical 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
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.