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Kia Forte 2017–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB_ENG208_R2 · NHTSA communication 10172127 · issued Feb 28, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2017–2018
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN - ECU LOGIC IMPROVEMENT FOR P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304 AND/OR P219C00, P219D00, P219E00, P219F00 - This bulletin provides the procedure to improve the logic of the Engine Control Module (ECM) on some 2017-2018MY Forte (YDm) vehicles, produced from May 15, 2016 through July 27, 2018, which may experience a malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) ON with DTC P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304 and/or P219C00. P219D00, P219E00, P219F00.

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.