Kia Forte 2014–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SC180_DSM · NHTSA communication 10165616 · issued Sep 10, 2019
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2014–2016
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
SC180 - This document is the Dealer Service Manager notification of the Voluntary Emissions Service Campaign on certain 2014-2016 MY Kia Forte vehicles equipped with the 2.0-liter GDI SULEV engine to update the catalyst heating logic in the Engine Control Module ("ECM") with an improved version to ensure continued 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.