Kia Rio 2008–2011 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin WTY002OWNERRIO · NHTSA communication 10094563 · issued Jun 10, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2008–2011
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
Owner letter: wty002 rio - dear kia rio owner: kia motors america s highest commitment is to your safety. To that end, kia is extending the warranty coverage for the front passenger occupant classification system (ocs) sensor mat to 15 years with unlimited mileage, starting from the date of first service. This warranty extension addresses failures of the ocs sensor mat as reported by some vehicle owners. The sensor mat is intended to detect child seats and small stature occupants who could be harmed by deployment of the passenger frontal air bag. If the sensor mat is not working properly, the
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.