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Service bulletin TSB_ELE280

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 id10230488
Published by NHTSA2023-02-02
Manufacturer's numberTSB_ELE280
Manufacturer's date2023-01-05
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY:MANAGEMENT SYSTEM/ENERGY CONTROL MODULE (BMS/BECM):SOFTWARE; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: EV BATTERY COOLANT AIR BLEEDING PROCEDURE (SA522) - This bulletin provides information to perform the "Battery EWP Operation Mode for Degassing and Circulation" (battery coolant air bleeding procedure) on the Battery Management System (BMS) for some 2023MY Niro EV (SG2 EV) vehicles produced from July 11, 2022 through November 20, 2022, which may have inadvertent air trapped inside of the coolant line due to BMS software logic error of the heater relay, which may generate an MIL 'ON' with DTC P1BA800 stored.

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

Electrical system, Fuel system, Hybrid and electric drive, High-voltage battery

Trouble codes named

P1BA8

Vehicles listed
KIA NIRO EV2023 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
TSB_ELE280_R12023-02-02. Service bulletin. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN" SERVICE ACTION: EV BATTERY COOLANT AIR BLEEDING PROCEDURE (SA522) - 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 information to perform the "Battery EWP Operation Mode for Degassing and Circulation" (battery coolant air bleeding procedure) on the Battery Management System (BMS) for some 2023MY Niro EV (SG2 EV) vehicles produced from July 11, 2022 through November 20, 2022, which may have inadvertent air trapped inside of the coolant line due to BMS software logic error of the heater relay, which may generate an MIL 'ON' with DTC P1BA800 stored.