Kia Forte 2017–2021 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB_ELE231_R3 · NHTSA communication 10205425 · issued Dec 2, 2021
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Forward Collision Avoidance
component
2017–2021
model years
26
vehicle entries
Official summary
TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: FRONT VIEW CAMERA REPLACEMENT FOR DTC C160449 & C160649 - 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 information on the inspection and replacement of the front camera on some vehicles. Due to an internal control chip concern inside the camera, the vehicle may exhibit a Forward Collision Avoidance Assist Warning Lamp (A) and/or Master Warning Lamp (B) with C160449 and/or C160649 codes. Certain systems may become temporarily disabled dur
Vehicles covered
- 2019 Kia Forte
- 2020 Kia Forte
- 2021 Kia Forte
- 2017 Kia Niro
- 2018 Kia Niro
- 2019 Kia Niro
- 2020 Kia Niro
- 2021 Kia Niro
- 2019 Kia Niro EV
- 2020 Kia Niro EV
- 2017 Kia Niro PHEV
- 2018 Kia Niro PHEV
- 2019 Kia Niro PHEV
- 2020 Kia Niro PHEV
- 2021 Kia Niro PHEV
- 2018 Kia Soul
- 2019 Kia Soul
- 2020 Kia Soul
- 2021 Kia Soul
- 2017 Kia Sportage
- 2018 Kia Sportage
- 2019 Kia Sportage
- 2020 Kia Sportage
- 2021 Kia Sportage
- 2020 Kia Telluride
- 2021 Kia Telluride
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.