Kia Forte 2019–2021 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB_FUE052 · NHTSA communication 10190552 · issued Apr 23, 2021
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
2019–2021
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE (ICV) MODIFICATION - This bulletin provides information on the modification of the fuel tank Inlet Check Valve (ICV) on some 2019-2021MY Forte (BDm) vehicles produced from July 9, 2018 through December 2, 2020, which may exhibit fuel spit-back from the Fuel Filler Neck, after the tank has been filled up, and the nozzle clicks off.
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.