Kia Forte 2014–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSBENG157R1 · NHTSA communication 10119119 · issued Sep 26, 2017
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
2014–2016
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
TSB - COMBINATION TSB/SERVICE ACTION: ENGINE VIBRATION AT IDLE (SA312) - REVISED - This bulletin provides the procedure to replace the alternator pulley on some 2014-2016MY Forte (YD) vehicles with 1.8L and 2.0L Nu engines, produced from February 18, 2013 through July 18, 2016, which may experience an unusual engine vibration at idle that is sometimes more prevalent under certain electrical loads.
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.