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Kia Forte 2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-BOD168 · NHTSA communication 10109824 · issued Mar 20, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment Adaptive/mobility
component
2017
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

TSB: FRONT LICENSE PLATE BRACKET INSTALLATION - This bulletin provides information on front license plate bracket installation on some 2017MY Forte (YD, YDm) 5-Door vehicles which may not have corresponding dimples for the insertion of the front license plate bracket guide pins.

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.