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Kia Forte 2014–2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSBELE145 · NHTSA communication 10133179 · issued Mar 12, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2014–2015
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

TSB - HEAD UNIT MISMATCH WITH MICROPHONE - This bulletin provides information regarding correct 3.3 Volt and 8 Volt microphone (MIC) matching with head unit part numbers on some 2014-2015MY vehicles.

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.