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Kia Forte 2010technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-036 · NHTSA communication 10042573 · issued Oct 1, 2011

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Vehicle Speed Control
component
2010
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Kia: on some vehicles with 4 speed, information is providing for upgrading transmission control modules (tcm) to improve torque converter clutch while the cruise control is activated. *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.