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Kia Forte 2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSBCHA082 · NHTSA communication 10127027 · issued Dec 6, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Wheels
component
2014
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

TSB - FRONT WHEEL HUB BEARING AND CASTLE NUTS REPLACEMENT - This bulletin provides the procedure to replace the front wheel hub bearing and both front castle nuts on some 2014MY Forte (YD) vehicles, produced from February 18, 2013 through February 5, 2014, which may experience abnormal noise from the front wheel hub bearing area while driving.

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.