Service bulletin PS336
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| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 10109750 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2017-08-02 |
| Manufacturer's number | PS336 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2014-08-20 |
| NHTSA component | SUSPENSION; WHEELS |
NHTSA's summary
PITSTOP: CLICKING NOISE FROM FRONT SUSPENSION - Some 2014MY Forte vehicles, manufactured prior to September 2013, may exhibit a clicking type noise from the front suspension when carrying a full load of passengers and turning the wheel in either direction at low speeds; such as in a parking lot situation or when pulling into steeply inclined driveway.
The document
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Components
Suspension, Wheels
| KIA FORTE | 2014 |
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Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| TSBCHA082 | 2018-01-16. Service bulletin. TSB - FRONT WHEEL HUB BEARING AND CASTLE NUTS REPLACEMENT - This bulletin provides the procedure to replace the front wheel hub bearing and both front castle nuts on some 2014MY Forte (YD) vehicles, produced from February 18, 2013 through February 5, 2014, which may experience abnormal noise from the front wheel hub bearing area while driving. |
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| TSBENG157R1 | 2017-10-15. Service bulletin. TSB - COMBINATION TSB/SERVICE ACTION: ENGINE VIBRATION AT IDLE (SA312) - REVISED - This bulletin provides the procedure to replace the alternator pulley on some 2014-2016MY Forte (YD) vehicles with 1.8L and 2.0L Nu engines, produced from February 18, 2013 through July 18, 2016, which may experience an unusual engine vibration at idle that is sometimes more prevalent under certain electrical loads. |
| PS336R1 | 2017-02-08. Service bulletin. PITSTOP: CLICKING NOISE FROM FRONT SUSPENSION - SOME 2014-2016MY FORTE (YD) VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CLICKING TYPE NOISE FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION WHEN CARRYING A FULL LOAD OF PASSENGERS AND TURNING THE WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION AT LOW SPEEDS; SUCH AS IN A PARKING LOT SITUATION OR WHEN PULLING INTO STEEPLY INCLINED DRIVEWAY. TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION, PLACE THE VEHICLE ON THE LIFT, RAISE THE DUST COVER AND APPLY A GENEROUS AMOUNT OF SILICONE BASED LUBRICANT ONTO THE LEFT AND RIGHT STRUT CAPS, AS SHOWN BELOW. |
| PS336 | 2016-03-16. Service bulletin. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |