Kia Forte 2019–2020 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SC199_OWNR_BD_3 · NHTSA communication 11029037 · issued Feb 19, 2026
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2019–2020
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS SERVICE CAMPAIGN: OWNER RENOTIFICATION (SC199 FL301) - This document is the owner renotification advising that Kia is conducting Voluntary Service Campaign to update the software programming on the Transmission Control Module (TCM) and, if necessary, replace the Intelligent Variable Transmission (IVT) on certain 2019-2020 MY Forte vehicles.
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.