Kia Forte 2019–2021 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB_ELE200_R3 · NHTSA communication 10179231 · issued Aug 14, 2020
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2019–2021
model years
5
vehicle entries
Official summary
TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: IVT SOFTWARE LOGIC IMPROVEMENT AND/OR IVT REPLACEMENT (SA424) - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. New/revised sections of this bulletin are indicated by a black bar in the margin area. This bulletin provides the procedure to improve the Transmission Control Module (TCM) logic and if necessary, replace the Intelligent Variable Transmission (IVT) on 2019-2021MY vehicleswhich may exhibit a MIL with certain DTC(s).
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.