Kia Rio 2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin PS671 · NHTSA communication 10180652 · issued Sep 24, 2020
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2018
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
PITSTOP: Potential Low Oil Pressure Due to Dowel Pin Not Fully Seated (PS671) - This Pitstop provides information regarding a potential low oil pressure warning light 'ON' on some 2018MY Rio (SC) vehicles, produced from August 3, 2017 through November 6, 2018, which may be due to the oil pressure leaking past the timing tensioner chain dowel pin.
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.