Kia Forte 2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSBENG170 · NHTSA communication 10116121 · issued Jun 19, 2017
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2017
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
TSB: ADAPTIVE VALUES RESET FOR DTC P0016 - This bulletin provides the procedure to reset adaptive values on some 2017MY Forte (YDm) 2.0L MPI vehicles, produced from May 15, 2016 through April 26, 2017, which may experience a malfunction indicator lamp illumination with DTC P0016 due to a stuck intake CVVT assembly. To correct this concern, reset the adaptive values of the engine ECU using the KDS as described in this bulletin.
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.