Service bulletin TSBFUE034

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10089311
Published by NHTSA	2017-01-23
Manufacturer's number	TSBFUE034
Manufacturer's date	2016-06-08
NHTSA component	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM; ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

SERVICE ACTION: HESITATION, LACK OF POWER AND/OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON (SA227) - THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES THE PROCEDURE TO ADD A FUEL ADDITIVE TO SOME 2016MY FORTE (YD) VEHICLES, PRODUCED FROM APRIL 1, 2015 THROUGH DECEMBER 15, 2015, WHICH MAY EXPERIENCE HESITATION, LACK OF POWER AND/OR A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON WITH POSSIBLE MIS-FIRE CODES DUE TO A TEMPORARY CONTAMINATION IN THE FUEL LINE. KIA IS REQUESTING THE COMPLETION OF THIS SERVICE ACTION ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES IN DEALER STOCK, PRIOR TO DELIVERY.

The document

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Components

Engine, Fuel system

Vehicles listed
KIA FORTE	2016

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
2021039	2021-02-01. 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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