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Service bulletin TSB-027

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10054804
Published by NHTSA2014-02-27
Manufacturer's numberTSB-027
Manufacturer's date2013-11-01
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

NHTSA's summary

KIA: THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATES WITH ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) AND TO PREVENT OR CORRECT THIS CONDITION, THE ECM NEED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. MODEL 2015 FORTE. *PE

The document

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Components

Electrical system, Software

Vehicles listed
KIA FORTE2014

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