Kia Rio 2012–2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin WTY017_OWNR_UB · NHTSA communication 10182041 · issued Oct 16, 2020
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2012–2013
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
WARRANTY EXTENSION - NOTICE TO RIO OWNERS - This document is notice to the owners of the 2012-2013 MY Kia Rio vehicles of the warranty extension on the driver's front airbag clock spring assembly to fifteen (15) years with unlimited mileage, starting from the date the vehicles were first put into service.
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.