Kia Forte 2010 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB-049 · NHTSA communication 10032607 · issued Oct 1, 2009
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2010
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Kia motors: engine compartment junction box relay replacement. Some vehicles manufactured 7/16-8/20, 2009 may experience concerns of inoperative a/c blower, high/low cooling fans or engine starter motor. The concern may be caused by poor contacts inside the four (4) relays located in the engine compartment junction box. *pe
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.