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Kia Niro 2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSBCHA089 · NHTSA communication 10136498 · issued Apr 23, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Wheels
component
2018
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

TSB - SERVICE ACTION: REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM REPLACEMENT (SA338) - This bulletin provides the procedure to replace the rear lower control arms and/or damaged wheel(s) on some 2018MY Niro (DE PHEV) vehicles, produced from September 26, 2017 through January 22, 2018, which may experience a noise from the rear lower control arm rubbing against the inner part of the wheel rim.

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.