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Kia Forte 2014–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin SC180_DP · NHTSA communication 10165591 · issued Sep 10, 2019

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2014–2016
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

SC180 - This document is the dealer principal notification advising of a new Voluntary Emissions Service Campaign on certain 2014-2016 MY Kia Forte vehicles equipped with the 2.0-liter GDI SULEV engine, to update the catalyst heating logic of the Engine Control Module ("ECM") with an improved version.

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.