Kia Forte 2017–2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin PI2106_DP · NHTSA communication 10202191 · issued Oct 5, 2021
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2017–2018
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN: DEALER PRINCIPAL MEMO - This document is the announcement to the dealer principals that Kia is conducting a Product Improvement Campaign to perform a software update to the Engine Control Unit (ECU) to protect the engine from excessive connecting rod bearing damage on 2017-2018 MY Kia Forte vehicles equipped with 2.0-liter Nu GDI engines, manufactured from May 19, 2016 through May 7, 2018.
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.