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Kia Forte 2009–2010technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-078 · NHTSA communication 10037347 · issued Nov 1, 2010

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2009–2010
model years
8
vehicle entries

Official summary

Kia: there is a procedure to reset the electronic throttle control value. *rm

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.