# Service bulletin CS2305\_TSB\_R4

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- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10245167
- Published by NHTSA: 2023\-12\-05
- Manufacturer's number: CS2305\_TSB\_R4
- Manufacturer's date: 2023\-11\-02
- NHTSA component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI\-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE

## NHTSA's summary

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: CUSTOMER SATISFACTION: ANTI\-THEFT S/W LOGIC UPGRADE \& DECAL INSTALLATION \(CS2305\) \- This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. New/revised sections of this bulletin are indicated by a black bar in the margin area. This bulletin provides the procedure to upgrade the software logic of the Integrated Body Control Unit \(IBU\) or Body Control Module \(BCM\) system on certain 2014\-2018MY Forte \(YD\), 2017\-2018MY Forte \(YDm\), and 2019\-2021MY Forte \(BDm\) vehicles produced within the dates outlined in page 13, which may not be equipped with an immobilizer. This logic upgrade will add anti\-theft ignition start logic to the vehicle's system operation which activates when the vehicle is locked.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2023/MC-10245167-0001.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2023/MC-10245167-9999.pdf)

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## Components

Electrical system, Ignition

## Vehicles listed

- 2014 to 2021 KIA FORTE
- 2014 to 2015 KIA FORTE KOUP
- 2016 to 2017 KIA FORTE KOUP

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [CS2305C\_OWNR2](/bulletins/10240737.md), 2023-08-24, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI\-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN: OWNER RE\-NOTIFICATION \- This document is the owner re\-notification advising that Kia has developed a software upgrade that can be installed on the vehicle to restrict the operation of the vehicle's ignition system should a locked vehicle be the subject of a break\-in and theft attempt without the key. This software upgrade will be available to the customer free of charge for eighteen \(18\) months from the date of the original letter. When the software upgrade is complete, Kia will also provide the customer with window stickers that can be applied to the vehicle to discourage a break\-in.
- [CS2310\_TSB\_R1](/bulletins/10240563.md), 2023-08-24, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI\-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: CUSTOMER SATISFACTION: KIA GENUINE REMOTE START CONTROL MODULE UPGRADE FOR ANTI\-THEFT LOGIC COMPATIBILITY \(CS2310\) \- This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. New/revised sections of this bulletin are indicated by a black bar in the margin area. This bulletin provides information to update the software logic in the Kia Genuine Remote Start Control Module on certain 2012\-2022MY model vehicles listed on page 7. Vehicles equipped with a Kia Genuine Remote Start feature and have had the Anti\-Theft software logic \(CS230\*\) applied to the Integrated Body Control Unit \(IBU\) or Body Control Module \(BCM\) may experience five \(5\) inadvertent honks after starting the vehicle with the remote start feature.
- [TSBTRA072A\_R1](/bulletins/10128585.md), 2018-02-12, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE. TSB \- SERVICE ACTION: INHIBITOR SWITCH REPLACEMENT \(SA317A\) \- This bulletin provides the procedure to replace the inhibitor switch on some 2017MY Optima \(JFa\), Sorento \(UMa\), Optima Hybrid \(HEV\), Optima Plug\-in Hybrid \(PHEV\), Sportage \(QL\), Forte \(YD\), and Sedona \(YP\) vehicles, equipped with a front wheel drive 6\-speed transmission, which may experience the concerns listed below. These concerns may be due to the inhibitor switch not allowing the correct gear position signal to be sent to various control units.
- [TSBENG181](/bulletins/10127032.md), 2018-01-16, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. TSB \- SERVICE ACTION: IGNITION COIL OR COIL RFI SPRING REPLACEMENT FOR DTC P030X \(SA321\) \- This bulletin provides the procedure to replace all four \(4\) ignition coils or replace all four \(4\) coil radio frequency interference \(RFI\) springs on some 2017\-2018MY Forte \(YDm\) 2.0L MPI vehicles, produced from May 16, 2017 through September 7, 2017, which may experience a malfunction indicator lamp illumination \(MIL\) ON with DTC P030X \(P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303, or P0304\).

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