Kia Forte 2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSBBOD177 · NHTSA communication 10123325 · issued Oct 12, 2017
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2018
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
TSB - ANTENNA POLE LOCATION DURING TRANSPORT - This bulletin provides information regarding the shipping location of the antenna pole in all 2018MY Forte (YDm) 5 Door SX and all 2018MY Rio (SC) vehicles at delivery to dealers and Transportation claims related to the antenna pole.
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.