Kia Niro 2019 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB_BOD197 · NHTSA communication 10170907 · issued Jan 31, 2020
Technical service bulletin
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Structure
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2019
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Official summary
TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SNOW ACCUMULATION OR FREEZING COUNTERMEASURE FOR EV CHARGING DOOR - This bulletin provides information on the installation of charge door spacing pads on some 2019MY Niro (DE EV) vehicles which may exhibit snow accumulation or freezing when driving in snow conditions. Snow accumulation or freezing on the charging door is reduced by installing two (2) 4mm Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE) spacer pads to inside of the charge door in order to enable snow to be released.
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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.