Kia Forte 2014–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SC180_TSB · NHTSA communication 10165614 · issued Sep 10, 2019
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2014–2016
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS SERVICE CAMPAIGN - NU 2.0L GDI SULEV CATALYST HEATING LOGIC IMPROVEMENT (SC180) - This bulletin provides the procedure to update the Engine Control Module (ECM) software on some 2014-2016MY Forte (YD) Nu 2.0L GDI SULEV vehicles, produced from November 13, 2013 through March 17, 2016, to improve catalyst heating logic to ensure compliance with emissions regulations.
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.