Service bulletins for the 2009 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.
37 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| DEALERPSC122 | 2017-01-26. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. DEALER PRINCIPAL MEMO (SC122) - KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. WILL BE CONDUCTING A VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN, AS A PREVENTATIVE MEASURE, TO ADD ADDITIONAL ANTI-CORROSION MATERIAL TO THE UNDERBODY OF ALL 2006-2011 MY RIO, 2004-2009 MY SPECTRA, 2006-2010 MY OPTIMA, 2010-2013 MY SOUL, AND 2007-2010 MY RONDO VEHICLES ORIGINALLY RETAILED AND/OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN ONE OF THE STATES WHERE HEAVY AMOUNTS OF ROAD SALT ARE USED. |
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| TSBSC122 | 2017-01-26. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. "TSB: VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN - APPLICATION OF ADDITIONAL ANTI-CORROSION MATERIAL (SC122) - TO IMPROVE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION, KIA IS LAUNCHING THIS BULLETIN TO APPLY ADDITIONAL ANTICORROSION PROTECTION TO VARIOUS VEHICLE UNDERBODY COMPONENTS OF SOME 2010~2013MY SOUL (AM), 2004~2009MY SPECTRA (LD), 2006~2010MY OPTIMA (MG), 2006~2011MY RIO (JB) AND 2007~2010MY RONDO (UN) VEHICLES. THE AFFECTED VEHICLES WERE ORIGINALLY RETAILED OR ARE CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN STATES WHERE ROAD SALT IS HEAVILY USED. THE STATES ARE: CT, DC, DE, IA, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VT, WI, WV KS, KY, NE, ND, SD, UT, AND AK. KIA BELIEVES THAT SUCH ADDITIONAL PROTECTION CAN BE HELPFUL, ESPECIALLY IN VERY HIGH MILEAGE SITUATIONS. PLEASE REMIND ALL CUSTOMERS OF THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THEIR OWNER’S MANUAL, AS SHOWN BELOW, TO REGULARLY HAVE THE UNDERBODY OF THEIR VEHICLES WASHED WHEN ROAD SALT IS BEING USED IN THEIR AREA." |
| TSBBOD140 | 2017-01-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION. TSB: FRONT PASSENGER OCS SENSOR MAT DIAGNOSIS AND REPLACEMENT - THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION RELATED TO THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT PASSENGER OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (OCS) SENSOR MAT IN 2008~2011MY RIO (JB) VEHICLES. IF THE SENSOR MAT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON THE CLUSTER WILL ILLUMINATE AND DTC(S) B1447, B1448, B1449 AND/OR B1450 MAY BE STORED. IF THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED AND ONE OR MORE OF THE ABOVE DTCS ARE STORED, FOLLOW THE REPAIR PROCEDURE OUTLINED IN THIS BULLETIN TO REPLACE THE OCS MAT. |
| 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. |
| SC-122 | 2015-10-02. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS. KIA: AN ADDITIONAL APPLICATION OF ANTI-CORROSION PROTECTION WILL BE APPLIED ON SOME VEHICLES UNDERBODY COMPONENTS TO HELP PREVENT CORROSION. MODEL 2004-09 SPECTRA, 2006-10 OPTIMA, 2006-11 RIO 2007-10 RONDO AND 2010-13 SOUL. *PE |
| TSB-135 | 2014-05-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. KIA: INFORMATION PROVIDED REGARDING THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATION WITH ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) SYSTEM UPGRADED SOFTWARE. MODEL 2006-2011 RIO. *PE |
| TSB-066 | 2010-10-07. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. KIA: SERVICE ACTION-DOOR WEATHER STRIP INSPECTION AND REPLACEMENT. VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE ABNORMAL WEAR ON THE DOOR WEATHER STRIP. CHECK DOOR WEATHER STRIP ON ALL DOORS FOR ABNORMAL WEAR, AND IF NECESSARY, REPLACE ONLY AFFECTED DOOR WEATHER STRIP(S) WITH A NEW PART. *PE |
| TSB-056 | 2010-09-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. KIA: KNOCK SENSOR REPLACEMENT (SA017). SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE ALPHA ENGINE (1.6L) MAY ILLUMINATE A MIL RELATED TO KNOCK SENSOR CODES P0326 (KNOCK SENSOR 1 CIRCUIT RANGE/PERFORMANCE) AND/OR P0327 (KNOCK SENSOR 1 CIRCUIT LOW INPUT). IN ORDER TO REPAIR THIS CONCERN, A KNOCK SENSOR REPLACEMENT IS NECESSARY. *PE |
| TSB-063 | 2010-08-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. KIA: ECM UPGRADE FOR MULTIPLE DTC'S LISTED, P0300, P0128, P0140, P0442, P0451, P0461 (SA032). PROVIDES PROCEDURE TO UPGRADE THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) OF SOME 1.6L VEHICLES PRODUCED 7/17/08-7/11/09 (MAP SENSOR VEHICLES 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 |
| TSB-046 | 2009-09-25. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. KIA MOTORS: RELATING TO OIL CONTROL VALVE (OCV) USED IN CONSTANT VARIABLE VALVE TIMING (CVVT). IF AT ANY TIME OCV IS SUSPECTED AS A CAUSE OF ROUGH IDLING, POOR ACCELERTION, CAMSHAFT TIMING MISALIGNMENT RELATED TROUBLE CODES, MISFIRE RELATED TROUBLE CODES ETC., ON THE VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH THE CVVT SYSTEM, BE SURE TO PERFORM THE OCV INSPECTION PROCEDURE BELOW BEFORE REPLACEMENT. NO MODEL YEARS SPECIFIED. *PE |
| TSB-022 | 2009-09-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS. KIA: LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY LABEL REQUIREMENTS AND INSTRUCTIONS TO COMPLY WITH FMVSS 110. PROVIDING INFORMATION FOR THE NEW REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY (LCC) WHEN CERTAIN ACCESSORIES ARE ADDED TO A COMPLETED VEHICLE PRI0R TO FIRST RETAIL SALE. *PE |
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