Kia Forte 2011–2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin PS274 · NHTSA communication 10090630 · issued Aug 23, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Air Bags
component
2011–2013
model years
6
vehicle entries
Official summary
Pitstop: acu variant coding after parts supersession - kma has received reports of some 2011~13my optima and 2010~13my forte vehicles not accepting the variant code listed on kgis, following replacement of the air bag control module. In some cases, an air bag module with a superseded part number may require a different variant code. Kgis is being updated in phases and will list both variant codes (old and new) in case of p/n supersession.
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.