Kia Forte 2010–2022 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin CS2311_TSB_R2 · NHTSA communication 10250838 · issued Feb 22, 2024
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2010–2022
model years
44
vehicle entries
Official summary
TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: CUSTOMER SATISFACTION: THEFT DETERRENT IGNITION CYLINDER PROTECTOR & DECAL INSTALLATION (CS2311) - 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 to install a Theft Deterrent Ignition Cylinder Protector on certain 2010-2022MY Kia vehicles outlined on page 15, which may not have been equipped with an immobilizer and whose Integrated Body Control Unit (IBU) / Body Control Module (BCM) are not able to receive the Anti-Theft Softwa
Vehicles covered
- 2011 Kia Forte
- 2012 Kia Forte
- 2013 Kia Forte
- 2014 Kia Forte
- 2015 Kia Forte
- 2016 Kia Forte
- 2011 Kia Forte Koup
- 2012 Kia Forte Koup
- 2013 Kia Forte Koup
- 2014 Kia Forte Koup
- 2015 Kia Forte Koup
- 2016 Kia Forte Koup
- 2017 Kia Forte Koup
- 2011 Kia Rio
- 2012 Kia Rio
- 2013 Kia Rio
- 2014 Kia Rio
- 2015 Kia Rio
- 2016 Kia Rio
- 2017 Kia Rio
- 2018 Kia Rio
- 2019 Kia Rio
- 2020 Kia Rio
- 2021 Kia Rio
- 2014 Kia Sedona
- 2010 Kia Soul
- 2011 Kia Soul
- 2012 Kia Soul
- 2013 Kia Soul
- 2014 Kia Soul
- 2015 Kia Soul
- 2016 Kia Soul
- 2017 Kia Soul
- 2018 Kia Soul
- 2019 Kia Soul
- 2020 Kia Soul
- 2021 Kia Soul
- 2022 Kia Soul
- 2011 Kia Sportage
- 2012 Kia Sportage
- 2013 Kia Sportage
- 2014 Kia Sportage
- 2015 Kia Sportage
- 2016 Kia Sportage
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.