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Service bulletins for the 2010 Kia Forte

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.

87 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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Only bulletins with component: Transmission and driveline are shown. Show all

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TSB_TRA046_R52025-04-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: TRANSMISSION FLUID APPLICATION GUIDE - 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 relating to the correct transmission fluid type and fill quantity requirement for each Kia model. A flush is required ONLY when a transmission is replaced, and the transmission oil cooler is transferred to the new transmission.
TSB_TRA046_R42024-06-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. This bulletin provides information relating to the correct transmission fluid type and fill quantity requirement for each Kia model. A flush is required ONLY when a transmission is replaced.
TSB_TRA046_R32022-12-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: TRANSMISSION FLUID APPLICATION GUIDE - This bulletin provides information relating to the correct transmission fluid type and fill quantity requirement for each Kia model. A flush is required ONLY when a transmission is replaced, refer to applicable vehicles in the chart starting on page 2.
TSB_ENG057R1_CLS2021-06-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; POWER TRAIN. TSB_ENG057_R1_CLOSED: TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN CLOSED
TSB_TRA030_CLSD2021-06-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; POWER TRAIN. TSB_TRA030_CLOSED: TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN CLOSED
TSB_ENG058_CLSD2021-06-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; POWER TRAIN. TSB_ENG058_CLOSED: TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN CLOSED
TSB_ENG059_CLSD2021-06-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; POWER TRAIN. TSB_ENG059_CLOSED: TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN CLOSED
TSB_TRA026_CLSD2021-06-02. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. TSB_TRA026_CLOSED: TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN CLOSED
TSB_ENG070R1_CLS2021-06-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; POWER TRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. TSB_ENG070_R1_CLOSED: TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN CLOSED
TSB_TRA046_R12020-05-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: - TRANSMISSION FLUID APPLICATION GUIDE - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. This bulletin provides information relating to the correct transmission fluid type and fill quantity requirement for each Kia model. A flush is required ONLY when a transmission is replaced, refer to applicable vehicles on page 2. Refer to the shop manual on KGIS for the specific Kia model for the correct transmission fluid check/fill procedures.
TSBTRA0462017-02-14. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. TSB: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID APPLICATION GUIDE - THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION RELATING TO THE CORRECT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUIDS THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR EACH KIA MODEL. REFER TO THE SHOP MANUAL ON KGIS FOR THE SPECIFIC KIA MODEL, THEN REFERENCE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE SYSTEM/ REPAIR PROCEDURES/ INSPECTION AND ADJUSTMENT SECTION FOR THE CORRECT ATF CHECK/FILL PROCEDURES.
TSB-0362011-12-20. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). KIA: ON SOME VEHICLES WITH 4 SPEED, INFORMATION IS PROVIDING FOR UPGRADING TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULES (TCM) TO IMPROVE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH WHILE THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ACTIVATED. *PE
TSB-0702010-10-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). KIA: ECM UPGRADE FOR P0304 DUE TO VCM MOTOR VARIATION. PROVIDES THE PROCEDURE TO UPGRADE THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) OF SOME MODEL YEAR VEHICLES. REFLASH HAS ENHANCED VCM (VARIABLE CHARGE MOTION) ACTUATOR LOGIC TO IMPROVE A ROUGH IDLE CONDITION AT START UP OR A MIL ON AND STORED DTC P0304 SET AT START-UP. *PE
TSB-070 REV 12010-10-20. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. KIA: PCM UPGRADE FOR P0304 DUE TO VCM MOTOR VARIATION. PROCEDURE TO UPGRADE THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) OF SOME VEHICLES. THIS REFLASH HAS ENHANCED VCM (VARIABLE CHARGE MOTION) ACTUATOR LOGIC TO IMPROVE A ROUGH IDLE CONDITION AT START UP OR A MIL ON AND STORED DTC P0304 SET AT START UP. *PE
TSB-0262010-04-26. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION; POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT. KIA: DRIVESHAFT HOUSING AND TRANSAXLE OIL SEAL INSPECTION AND REPLACEMENT (SA011). SOME VEHICLES (6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSAXLES) MAY HAVE INTERFERENCE WITH THE INNER TRI-POD HOUSING CONTACTING WITH THE AXLE SEAL CAGE. *PE
TSB-0302010-04-26. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). KIA: PCM UPGRADE-SHIFT HESITATION AND SHIFT DELAY IMPROVEMENT WITH 2.0L AND 4 SPEED A/T (SA020). SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE SLIGHT SHIFT HESITATION AND/OR TRANSAXLE SHIFT DELAY. THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM) IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE PCM AND SHOULD BE NOTED AS THE TCM IS REFERENCED. *PE

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.