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Kia Niro 2019technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSBCHA094 · NHTSA communication 10147432 · issued Oct 26, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electronic Stability Control
component
2019
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

TSB: SERVICE ACTION: ESC/AHB LOGIC IMPROVEMENT FOR BRAKE FEEL (SA356) - This bulletin provides the procedure to improve the logic of the Electronic Stability Control/Active Hydraulic Booster (ESC/AHB) system on some 2019MY Niro (DE P/HEV), produced from July 19, 2018 through October 1, 2018, which is to improve brake pedal feedback and feel to the driver. This improvement does not affect the braking performance or stopping distance. To improve customer satisfaction, apply the improved logic to the ESC/AHB using the KDS ECU Upgrade function as described in this bulletin. For confirmation that t

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.