Kia Forte 2014 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB-BOD-122 · NHTSA communication 10080093 · issued Jan 15, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2014
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Combined tsb/service action: trunk striker adjustment (sa204) - this bulletin provides the procedure to adjust the trunk striker of some 2014my forte (yd) vehicles, produced from february 1, 2013 through february 28, 2014, which may exhibit a rattling noise from the trunk area and/or difficulty when closing the trunk. Kia is requesting the completion of this service action on all affected vehicles. Before conducting the procedure, verify the vehicle is included in the list of the affected vins.
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.