2017 KIA NIRO HYBRID Recall
- Campaign:
- 17V159000 on 03/13/2017
- Component:
- Steering:electric power assist system
- Manufactured:
- 12/22/2017 - 01/10/2017
- Affected:
- 135
- Defect:
- Kia motors america (kia) is recalling certain 2017 niro vehicles. the affected vehicles may have a damaged motor driven power steering (mdps) connector resulting in a loss of electric power steering assistance.
- Consequence:
- Loss of power steering assist would require higher steering effort, especially at lower speeds, which may increase the risk of a crash.
- Correction:
- Kia will notify owners, and dealers will replace the mdps motor, free of charge. the recall began april 3, 2017. owners may contact kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. kia's number for this recall is sc145.
- Notes:
- Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
2017 KIA NIRO HYBRID TSBs (7)
- Bulletin:
- PS472R1
- Component:
- 110000 electrical system
- Summary:
- Pitstop: hvac ventilation logic operation - starting with 14my soul (ps) (with the exception of psev) and complete new models such as k900 (kh), sedona (yp), sorento (uma), optima (jfa), sportage (ql), and 17my forte (yd, ydm), etc., equipp
- Bulletin:
- PS487
- Component:
- 111000 electrical system:battery
- Summary:
- Pitstop: 17my niro (de) pdi battery test not required - due to the built-in 12 volt li-ion battery system, which is currently not compatible with the midtronics gr8 battery tester, pdi or dealer lot maintenance battery testing is not requir
- Bulletin:
- PS491
- Component:
- 111000 electrical system:battery
- Summary:
- Pitstop: voltage protection device (vpd) dtcs p1ba7 and p1b77 - the voltage protection device (vpd) (1) is mounted on top of the hv battery pack. if the hv battery overcharges, the battery cells/modules/case can swell. if swelling occurs, t
- Bulletin:
- PS493
- Component:
- 130000 visibility
- Summary:
- Tsb: defogging logic ? normal operation, disabling, and enabling - starting with 2010my, all kia vehicles, except rio (jb), incorporate a defogging logic to prevent the interior windows from becoming excessively fogged. depending on the spe
- Bulletin:
- PS498
- Component:
- 130000 visibility
- Summary:
- Pitstop: anti-condensation logic ? normal operation, disabling, and enabling - some kia vehicles starting with 2016my and all kia vehicles, after and including 2017my, incorporate an anti-condensation logic to prevent the interior windows f
- Bulletin:
- TSB-CHA077
- Component:
- 020000 suspension
- Summary:
- Tsb: service action: wheel alignment inspection and adjustment (sa282) - this bulletin provides the procedure to inspect and if necessary, adjust the wheel alignment on some 2017my niro (de) vehicles, produced from november 28, 2016 to nove
- Bulletin:
- TSB-ELE132
- Component:
- 110000 electrical system
- Summary:
- Tsb: service action: bms module connector inspection (sa284) - this bulletin provides the procedure to inspect for complete insertion and locking of the six (6) battery management system (bms) module connectors on some 2017my niro (de) vehi
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