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Service bulletin TSB-015

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10041265
Published by NHTSA2011-09-26
Manufacturer's numberTSB-015
Manufacturer's date2011-06-01
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES

NHTSA's summary

KIA MOTORS: INSTALLING AN ADDITIONAL GROUND CABLE TO THE BATTERY MAY CAUSE SENSOR PROBLEMS. *RM

The document

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Components

Electrical system, 12-volt battery

Vehicles listed
KIA AMANTI2009
KIA BORREGO2010
KIA CARNIVAL1999
KIA FORTE2011
KIA LD SPECTRA2005
KIA OPTIMA2011
KIA RIO2011
KIA RIO CINCO2004 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
KIA RIO52008 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
KIA RONDO2010
KIA SEDONA2011
KIA SEDONA EX2004 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
KIA SEPHIA2003
KIA SORENTO2011
KIA SOUL2011
KIA SPECTRA2009
KIA SPECTRA52006 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
KIA SPORTAGE2011

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

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