Service bulletin TSBBOD180_R1

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10128615
Published by NHTSA	2018-02-12
Manufacturer's number	TSBBOD180_R1
Manufacturer's date	2018-01-25
NHTSA component	EQUIPMENT; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

NHTSA's summary

TSB - SERVICE ACTION: FUEL FILLER DOOR SPRING REPAIR (SA326) - This bulletin provides the procedure to repair the fuel filler door pop-up spring on all 2018MY Niro (DE) vehicles, produced from July 24, 2017 through December 7, 2017 which may not allow the fuel filler door to open properly.

The document

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Components

Body and frame, Equipment and accessories

Vehicles listed
KIA NIRO	2018

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

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