WenmarOpen by Wenmar Pro

Service bulletins for the 2008 Kia Spectra

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.

30 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

By type

By component

By trouble code

Bulletins, newest first
TSB-0722010-10-15. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. KIA: PCM UPGRADE FOR A/C CUT OUT DURING HIGH LOAD CONDITIONS. THIS REFLASH HAS ENHANCED A/C CONTROL LOGIC TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE WITH A/C CUT OUT DURING HIGH LOAD CONDITIONS. *PE
TSB-0222009-09-18. 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
KT-20081106062009-03-26. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS; LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES. KIA: DOORS LOCKING INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT DRIVER INPUT FROM THE RKE TRANSMITTER OR KEY SWITCH MAY BE CAUSED BY WEAR ON SWITCH CONTACTS IN DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY RESULTING IN HIGH RESISTANCE. *PE
KT-20080822012008-12-09. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS; PARKING BRAKE:INDICATOR LIGHT. KIA: ALL MODELS. ARTICLE PROVIDES INFORMATION RELATING TO THE IMPROVED DURABILITY OF BULB LIFE FOR REAR COMBINATION BULB; REAR STOP LAMP/TAIL LAMP BULB UTILIZED ON MULTIPLE KIA MODELS. *PE
KT-20080822022008-11-08. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; PARKING BRAKE:INDICATOR LIGHT; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS. KIA: PARKING LAMPS ON AND BATTERY DISCHARGE INTERMITTENTLY OVERNIGHT. *PE

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.