Kia Forte 2017–2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSBBOD192 · NHTSA communication 10164362 · issued Aug 8, 2019
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
2017–2018
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
TSBBOD192: COMBINATION TSB/SERVICE ACTION FUEL FILLER DOOR OPENING IMPROVEMENT (SA388) - This bulletin provides the procedure to improve the fuel filler door opening mechanism on some 2017-2018MY Forte (YDm) vehicles produced from May 23, 2016 through February 2, 2018 which may exhibit a fuel filler door that does not pop open and/or does not open far enough. Before conducting the procedure, verify that the vehicle is included in the list of affected VINs.
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.