Kia Forte 2016–2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin PS551 · NHTSA communication 10133175 · issued Mar 29, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Back Over Prevention
component
2016–2018
model years
10
vehicle entries
Official summary
PITSTOP - RATTLE NOISE FROM REAR OF THE VEHICLE (PS551) - This Pitstop contains information regarding a rattle type noise heard from the rear of the vehicle when closing a door or trunk on some 2016MY-2018MY vehicles.
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.