Kia K5 2021 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB_FUE048 · NHTSA communication 10179237 · issued Aug 18, 2020
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
2021
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN SERVICE ACTION: LOW PRESSURE FUEL LINE ROUTING INSPECTION AND/OR ADJUSTMENT (SA432) - This bulletin provides information to inspect and if necessary, adjust the low pressure fuel line routing on some 2021MY K5 (DL3a) vehicles with GAMMA 1.6L T-GDI engine, produced from March 27, 2020 through July 23, 2020 which may NOT have been properly routed during assembly. The incorrectly routed fuel line may cause a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) with DTC P0087 and the vehicle may exhibit poor acceleration and/or hesitation during low speed operation.
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.