Kia Forte 2014 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin PS396 · NHTSA communication 10089989 · issued Apr 3, 2015
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
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2014
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1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Pitstop: water leaking into trunk and/or rear floorboard area - on some 2014my forte (yd) vehicles, produced prior to may 21, 2014, customers may complain of water leaking into the trunk and/or rear floorboard area, after a rainstorm or a carwash. This condition may be caused by improper sealing between the outer tail lamp (a) gasket and the body of the vehicle. To resolve this concern, replace the existing gaskets with the improved parts on both outer tail lamp assemblies.
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.