Service bulletins for the 2008 Kia Rio
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.
36 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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Only bulletins with component: Engine are shown. Show all
| TSB_ENG066_CLSD | 2021-06-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. TSB_ENG066_CLOSED: TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN CLOSED |
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| PS539 | 2018-04-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. PITSTOP - ENGINE COMPONENT RE-USE GUIDELINES - In general, parts and components removed during engine repairs should be considered serviceable, and should be thoroughly cleaned and transferred to the new engine. |
| TSBENG120R1 | 2017-02-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE; ENGINE. TSB: MUFFLER PIPE HANGER BRACKET REPLACEMENT - REVISED - SOME RIO VEHICLES, PRODUCED FROM FEBRUARY 25, 2008 TO JULY 10, 2011, MAY EXPERIENCE A RATTLING NOISE WHILE DRIVING, EMANATING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES THE PROCEDURE TO DIAGNOSE. |
| 120 | 2016-03-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| TSB-066 | 2010-10-29. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. KIA: COMBINED TSB/SERVICE ACTION ECM UPGRADE FOR MULTIPLE DTC'S LISTED-P0300, P0128, P0140, P0451, P0461. PROVIDES THE PROCEDURE TO UPGRADE THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) OF SOME VEHICLES (MAP SENSORS ONLY) WHICH MAY EXPERIENCE A ROUGH IDLE DURING INITIAL COLD START UP PERIOD AND/OR ILLUMINATE THE MIL WITH DTC'S BELOW. *PE |
| TSB-033 | 2010-05-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. KIA: ECM UPGRADE-MIL ON WITH DTC P0300, P0128, P0140, P0442 & P0461. VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A ROUGH IDLE DURING INITIAL COLD START UP PERIOD AND/OR ILLUMINATE THE MIL. *PE UPDATED 10/29/10. *PE |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.