Kia Forte 2014–2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB-CHA-065-R1 · NHTSA communication 10079963 · issued Feb 12, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2014–2015
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
Combined tsb/service action: mil on with dtc c1212 - logic improvement (sa216) - this bulletin provides information related to the ecm software upgrade of some 2014~2015my forte (yd), produced from december 7, 2013 to april 16, 2015, and some 2014my sportage (sl) vehicles, produced from april 4, 2013 through june 18, 2014, which may exhibit a malfunction indicator light (mil) on with dtc c1212. To apply the improved logic, the ecm should be reprogrammed using the gds/kds download, as described in this bulletin. For confirmation that the latest reflash has been done to a vehicle you are working
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.