Service bulletin PS245

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)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10060237
Published by NHTSA	2016-03-16
Manufacturer's number	PS245
Manufacturer's date	2013-02-01
NHTSA component	ENGINE; EQUIPMENT

NHTSA's summary

SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.

The document

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Components

Engine, Equipment and accessories

Vehicles listed
KIA FORTE	2014

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
2020597	2020-12-04. Engine
20V750000	2020-12-02. ENGINE

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

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