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Kia Rio 2012–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-CLI020R1 · NHTSA communication 10109770 · issued Nov 22, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2012–2016
model years
5
vehicle entries

Official summary

TSB: PASSENGER FLOOR WET DURING A/C OPERATION - This bulletin provides information relating to the possible presence of moisture on the passenger side floor during A/C operation on some Rio (UB) vehicles, produced from June 21, 2011 to March 10, 2016.

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.