TSB TSBBOD140 — Kia Service bulletin

TSBBOD140 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Kia Rio, 2008–2010 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. TSB: FRONT PASSENGER OCS SENSOR MAT DIAGNOSIS AND REPLACEMENT - THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION RELATED TO THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT PASSENGER OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (OCS) SENSOR MAT IN 2008~2011MY RIO (JB) VEHICLES. IF THE SENSOR MAT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, THE…

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

1Document filed
1Vehicle named
3Model years

Vehicles and model years TSBBOD140 names

VehicleModel years
Kia Rio 2008, 2009, 2010

Every document filed under TSBBOD140

Document IDFiledType
TSBBOD140 June 9, 2016 Service bulletin

What TSBBOD140 covers

Airbags — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB TSBBOD140?

TSBBOD140 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Kia, covering the Kia Rio across the 2008–2010 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: TSB: FRONT PASSENGER OCS SENSOR MAT DIAGNOSIS AND REPLACEMENT - THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION RELATED TO THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT PASSENGER OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (OCS) SENSOR MAT IN 2008~2011MY RIO (JB) VEHICLES. IF THE SENSOR MAT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, THE…

Which vehicles does TSBBOD140 cover?

NHTSA's file names Kia Rio (2008–2010). 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 TSBBOD140 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. TSBBOD140 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 TSBBOD140?

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 TSBBOD140, 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 TSBBOD140. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.