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Kia Forte 2017–2021technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB_ELE231_R1 · NHTSA communication 10191059 · issued Apr 28, 2021

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Forward Collision Avoidance
component
2017–2021
model years
10
vehicle entries

Official summary

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: FRONT VIEW CAMERA REPLACEMENT FOR DTC C160449 & C160649 - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. New/revised sections of this bulletin are indicated by a black bar in the margin area. This bulletin provides information on the inspection and replacement of the front camera on some vehicles listed below. Due to an internal control chip concern inside the camera, the vehicle may exhibit an MIL on with DTC C160449 and/or C160649.

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.