TSB ELE209 — Kia Service bulletin

ELE209 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for 2 Kia models, 2019–2023 model years, filed and re-filed as 2 documents. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE REMINDER SETTING RESET PROCEDURE - This bulletin provides the procedure to turn OFF the service reminder lamp, at the first service interval reminder alert that will display on the instrument cluster. The KDS is required to change the setting…

NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.

2Documents filed
2Vehicles named
3Model years

Vehicles and model years ELE209 names

VehicleModel years
Kia Forte 2019
Kia Rio 2022, 2023

Every document filed under ELE209

Manufacturers re-issue a bulletin as the repair changes, and file separate copies for technicians and for owners. All of them carry the same number.

Document IDFiledType
TSB_ELE209_R4 August 11, 2023 Service bulletin
TSB_ELE209_R3 August 16, 2022 Service bulletin

What ELE209 covers

Electrical — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB ELE209?

ELE209 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Kia, covering 2 Kia models across the 2019–2023 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE REMINDER SETTING RESET PROCEDURE - This bulletin provides the procedure to turn OFF the service reminder lamp, at the first service interval reminder alert that will display on the instrument cluster. The KDS is required to change the setting…

Which vehicles does ELE209 cover?

NHTSA's file names Kia Forte (2019); Kia Rio (2022–2023). A bulletin number can be re-issued against more vehicles later, so check the model-year list on this page against your own.

Is TSB ELE209 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. ELE209 is repair guidance the manufacturer sent its dealers, not a safety defect finding. You pay for the work unless the vehicle is still under warranty. Recall repairs, by contrast, are always free.

How do I get the full text of ELE209?

Take the document ID to a dealer's service desk, or search NHTSA's manufacturer-communications records. This page carries every document ID filed under ELE209, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.

Data updated 2026-08-20 from NHTSA's public records

Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. This page lists only what NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file records under ELE209. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.