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Service bulletin TSB_CHA098_R3

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10179256
Published by NHTSA2020-09-03
Manufacturer's numberTSB_CHA098_R3
Manufacturer's date2020-08-07
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID

NHTSA's summary

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: IBAU SYSTEM REPAIR FOR NOISE AND AIR BLEEDING - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. New/revised sections of this bulletin are indicated by a black bar in the margin area. This bulletin provides the repair procedure for the Integrated Brake Actuation Unit (iBAU) system on some 2014-2019MY EV/Hybrid/Plug-In Hybrid vehicles listed (see table), which may exhibit a "honking" (Hissing) noise due to air remaining in the brake fluid system.

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Brakes, Equipment and accessories, Brake fluid

Vehicles listed
KIA NIRO2017, 2018, 2019
KIA NIRO EV2019 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
KIA NIRO HYBRID2017 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
KIA NIRO PHEV2017, 2018 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
KIA NIRO PLUG-IN HYBRID2019 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
KIA OPTIMA2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
KIA OPTIMA HYBRID2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
KIA OPTIMA PHEV2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
KIA SOUL2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
KIA SOUL EV2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
KIA redundant NIRO2018

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