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Kia Forte 2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-ELE112 · NHTSA communication 10109680 · issued Oct 27, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2017
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

TSB: SERVICE ACTION: BASE AUDIO SYSTEM UPGRADE BLUETOOTH PAIRING ISSUE (SA239) - This bulletin provides the procedure for upgrading the base audio system software of some 2017MY Forte (YDm) vehicles, produced from May 15, 2016 to August 12, 2016, to improve Bluetooth® pairing.

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.