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Kia Forte 2011–2012technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-023 · NHTSA communication 10042561 · issued Nov 1, 2011

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2011–2012
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Kia: information has been provided regarding the replacement of the negative (-) and the positive (+) battery cable terminal for some vehicles. *pe

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.