{"nhtsa_id":10091469,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2017-02-13","date":"2012-12-14","document_id":"TSBENG127","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ENGINE","mfr_system":null,"summary":"TSB: SERVICE ACTION - INSPECTION FOR NOISE FROM ENGINE UNDER SPECIFIC CONDITIONS (SA141). THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION RELATING TO CERTAIN 2013MY RIO (UB) VEHICLES WHICH MAY EXHIBIT ABNORMAL ENGINE NOISES, INCLUDING \"RATTLING\" AND \"CHATTERING\", UNDER SPECIFIC CONDITIONS. ONLY A VERY SMALL NUMBER OF VEHICLES WITHIN THE IDENTIFIED PRODUCTION DATE RANGE WILL ACTUALLY BE AFFECTED; MAKE SURE TO FOLLOW THE DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS AND RECENTLY UPDATED INSPECTION PROCEDURE IN THIS BULLETIN TO PREVENT UNNECESSARY ENGINE REPLACEMENTS. THIS PROCEDURE APPLIES TO VEHICLES PRODUCED FROM AUGUST 09, 2012 TO OCTOBER 09, 2012. KIA IS REQUESTING THE COMPLETION OF THIS SERVICE ACTION ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES IN DEALER STOCK PRIOR TO DELIVERY. BEFORE CONDUCTING THE PROCEDURE, VERIFY THE VEHICLE IS INCLUDED IN THE LIST OF AFFECTED VINS.","document":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10091469","components":[{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"KIA","model":"RIO","year_from":2013,"year_to":2013,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2013_kia_rio"]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}