Service bulletin TSBFUE038_R1

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	10162048
Published by NHTSA	2019-07-04
Manufacturer's number	TSBFUE038_R1
Manufacturer's date	2019-06-11
NHTSA component	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

NHTSA's summary

TSB: AIR DRAIN CASE REPLACEMENT - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. This bulletin provides the procedure to replace the Air Drain Case on some 2014-2018MY Soul (PS), produced from July 21, 2013 through June 1, 2017, some 2012-2017MY Rio (UB), produced from June 21, 2011 through March 31, 2017, some 2014-2017MY Forte (YD), produced from February 18, 2013 through March 2, 2017, and some 2017MY Forte (YDm) vehicles, produced from May 16, 2016 through March 6, 2017, which may experience an early shut-off during fuel refill and/or a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination with DTCs P0449 or P0451.

The document

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Components

Fuel system

Trouble codes named

P0449, P0451

Vehicles listed
KIA FORTE	2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
KIA RIO	2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
KIA SOUL	2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

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

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