KIA Niro: Rear Bumper Assembly

1. Rear bumper assembly

Replacement

Warning

Put on gloves to protect your hands.

Warning

• Use a plastic panel removal tool to remove interior trim pieces without marring the surface.
• Be careful not to bend or scratch the trim and panels.

1. Remove the combination lamp cover (A).

2. Remove the rear combination lamp (A) after loosening the mounting screws.

3. Remove the waterproof seal (A).

4. Disconnect the rear combination lamp connector (A).

5. After loosening the screws on the side of rear bumper assembly (A), detach the side part of rear bumper assembly.

Warning

Be careful not to damage the tabs on the side part of rear bumper.

6. Remove the rear bumper side under cover (A).

LH

RH

7. Loosen the rear bumper lower mounting clips.

8. Loosen the rear bumper lower mounting bolts.

LH

RH

9. Loosen the mounting clips and screws, remove the rear bumper assembly (A).

10. Disconnect the rear bumper main connector (A).

11. To install, reverse the removal procedure.

Warning

• Replace any damaged clips (or pin-type retainers).
• Make sure the connector are connected in properly.

Warning

1. Use only genuine parts to repair the rear bumper where the rear corner radar is located.
2. Do not apply license plate molding or foreign objects such as a bumper sticker or a bumper guard near the radarsensor. Doing so may adversely affect the sensing performance of the radar.
3. The system may not work properly if paint repair is performed near the rear corner radar. Be careful not to use a Polyester putty which has iron content.
4. The system may not work properly if the rear corner radar is covered with foreign matters, such as snow, rainor dirt, etc.
5. The system may not work properly if the bumper around the rear corner radar is impacted, damaged or the radaris out of position.
6. Check if the radar and bracket are damaged after the bumper around the rear corner radar is impacted. (Theremust be no mechanical damage near the rear corner radar)

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