Kia Forte 2020 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB_FUE056 · NHTSA communication 10230490 · issued Jan 13, 2023
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
2020
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: INSTALLATION OF SECONDARY FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE (ICV) - This bulletin supersedes TSB FUE052. Follow the updated information in this bulletin for the noted concern on the applicable vehicle. This bulletin provides information on installation of a secondary fuel tank Inlet Check Valve (ICV) on some 2020MY Forte (BDm) vehicles produced from May 15, 2019 through August 3, 2020, which may exhibit fuel well-up (sometimes referred to as spit-back) from the Fuel Filler Neck, after the tank has been filled up, and the fuel dispenser clicks off. This condition may occur
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.