{"nhtsa_id":10173457,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2020-04-07","date":"2020-03-24","document_id":"TSB_ELE195","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","mfr_system":null,"summary":"TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: PHEV HCU/LDC 12V BATTERY WARNING MESSAGE LOGIC IMPROVEMENT - This bulletin provides the procedure to improve the logic of the Hybrid Control Unit / Low Voltage Direct Current (HCU/LDC) on some 2020MY Niro PHEV (DE PHEV) vehicles which may display an \"Abnormal 12V battery discharging\" warning message on the instrument cluster, when there is no issue. To correct this concern, apply the improved logic to the HCU/LDC system using the KDS ECU Upgrade function as described in this bulletin.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/MC-10173457-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/MC-10173457-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10173457","components":[{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"KIA","model":"NIRO PHEV","year_from":2020,"year_to":2020,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2020_kia_niro"]}],"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":[]}