Kia Forte 2014–2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SC238_OWNR_RN1 · NHTSA communication 10238480 · issued Jun 28, 2023
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2014–2017
model years
8
vehicle entries
Official summary
VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN: OWNER RENOTIFICATION - This document is the renotification to owners advising that Kia is conducting a Voluntary Service Campaign on certain 2014-2017 MY Forte and Forte Koup vehicles manufactured at a Kia plant in Korea from November 7, 2012 through April 19, 2017 and originally sold or currently registered in one of the 28 states where heavy amounts of road salt are used.
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.