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U1118 on the 2018 Kia Niro

The bulletins listed name this code in NHTSA's summary, or are about the same components. A bulletin or a recall listed here may apply to the model year. None of it is a diagnosis.

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Bulletins for this model year that name U1118
TSB_ELE186_R22020-03-05. Service bulletin. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: ELECTRIC WATER PUMP INSPECTION AND REPAIR (SA394) - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. This bulletin provides the procedure to inspect and repair the Electric Water Pump(s) (EWP) on some 2018-2019MY Niro (DE) HEV, PHEV, and EV vehicles produced between November 24, 2018 through January 30, 2019, which may exhibit a MIL ON (DTC U1116 and/or U1118) due to a coolant leak from the EWP Can Case.
TSBELE186_R12019-11-07. Service bulletin. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TSBELE186_Rev1: SERVICE ACTION: ELECTRIC WATER PUMP INSPECTION AND REPAIR (SA394) - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. This bulletin provides the procedure to inspect and repair the Electric Water Pump(s) (EWP) on some 2018-2019MY Niro (DE) HEV, PHEV, and EV vehicles produced between November 24, 2018 through January 30, 2019, which may exhibit a MIL ON (DTC U1116 and/or U1118) due to a coolant leak from the EWP Can Case.
TSBELE1862019-10-04. Service bulletin. TSB: SERVICE ACTION: ELECTRIC WATER PUMP INSPECTION AND REPAIR (SA394) - This bulletin provides the procedure to inspect and repair the Electric Water Pump(s) (EWP) on some 2018-2019MY Niro (DE) HEV, PHEV, and EV vehicles produced between November 24, 2018 through January 30, 2019, which may exhibit a MIL ON (DTC U1116 and/or U1118) due to a coolant leak from the EWP Can Case.

3 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19. See them in the bulletin list. A bulletin lists model years: read the document for which vehicles it concerns.