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Service bulletin TSB-033

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10032713
Published by NHTSA2010-05-01
Manufacturer's numberTSB-033
Manufacturer's date2010-04-01
ReplacesTSB-033 REV 3
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

KIA: ECM UPGRADE-MIL ON WITH DTC P0300, P0128, P0140, P0442 & P0461. VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A ROUGH IDLE DURING INITIAL COLD START UP PERIOD AND/OR ILLUMINATE THE MIL. *PE UPDATED 10/29/10. *PE

The document

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Components

Engine

Trouble codes named

P0128, P0140, P0300, P0442, P0461

Vehicles listed
KIA RIO2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

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