Kia Forte 2014–2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin PS-449 · NHTSA communication 10079900 · issued Apr 28, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2014–2015
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Pitstop: frameless window short drop feature inoperative - some forte koup (yd) vehicles, produced before october 1, 2014, may experience difficulty when opening/closing the doors in freezing temperatures, due to the operation of the short drop feature as a result of frost/ice build-up between the window glass and outside belt molding.
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.