Kia Niro PHEV 2015–2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSBELE163 · NHTSA communication 10160618 · issued May 17, 2019
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2015–2018
model years
9
vehicle entries
Official summary
TSB: PARASITIC DRAW INSPECTION AND REAR DOOR LATCH REPLACEMENT - This bulletin provides the procedure to inspect for a parasitic draw and, if necessary, replace one or both rear door latches on some of the following vehicles which may experience a discharged 12v battery.
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.