Kia Forte 2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSBENG147 · NHTSA communication 10089617 · issued Jul 1, 2015
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2015
model years
8
vehicle entries
Official summary
Tsb: data collection: extract california emissions data from ecu (dc1501) - this bulletin provides information related to extracting in use performance tracking emissions data from the engine control unit (ecu) of certain vehicles sold in california. The california air resources board (carb) requires the emissions data from vehicles with a minimum of 3,000 accumulated miles without reprogramming or resetting. To facilitate collection of this data at the dealer level, gds/kds screenshots will allow the capture of relevant parameters.
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.