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Service bulletin TSB-049

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10032607
Published by NHTSA2010-04-19
Manufacturer's numberTSB-049
Manufacturer's date2009-10-01
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

KIA MOTORS: ENGINE COMPARTMENT JUNCTION BOX RELAY REPLACEMENT. SOME VEHICLES MANUFACTURED 7/16-8/20, 2009 MAY EXPERIENCE CONCERNS OF INOPERATIVE A/C BLOWER, HIGH/LOW COOLING FANS OR ENGINE STARTER MOTOR. THE CONCERN MAY BE CAUSED BY POOR CONTACTS INSIDE THE FOUR (4) RELAYS LOCATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT JUNCTION BOX. *PE

The document

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Components

Engine, Cooling fan, Cooling system

Vehicles listed
KIA FORTE2010

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.