TSB TRA109 — Kia Service bulletin
TRA109 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for 3 Kia models, 2018–2024 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.
What the bulletin says. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: IVT OIL PRESSURE SENSOR REPLACEMENT: This bulletin provides information to replace the Intelligent Variable Transmission (IVT) Oil Pressure Sensor (OPS) on some 2018-2024MY vehicles listed on page 3 equipped with IVT. The affected vehicles may exhibit…
NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.
Vehicles and model years TRA109 names
| Vehicle | Model years |
|---|---|
| Kia Forte | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Kia Rio | 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Kia Soul | 2024 |
Every document filed under TRA109
| Document ID | Filed | Type |
|---|---|---|
| TSB_TRA109 | July 11, 2024 | Service bulletin |
What TRA109 covers
Transmission & drivetrain — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.
Questions buyers ask
What is TSB TRA109?
TRA109 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Kia, covering 3 Kia models across the 2018–2024 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: IVT OIL PRESSURE SENSOR REPLACEMENT: This bulletin provides information to replace the Intelligent Variable Transmission (IVT) Oil Pressure Sensor (OPS) on some 2018-2024MY vehicles listed on page 3 equipped with IVT. The affected vehicles may exhibit…
Which vehicles does TRA109 cover?
NHTSA's file names Kia Forte (2019–2024); Kia Rio (2018–2023); Kia Soul (2024). 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 TRA109 a recall, and is the repair free?
No. TRA109 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 TRA109?
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 TRA109, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.
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 TRA109. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.