{"nhtsa_id":10165613,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2019-10-04","date":"2019-09-13","document_id":"SC180_OWNR","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EQUIPMENT","mfr_system":null,"summary":"SC180 Owner Notification Letter - Dear Kia Forte Owner, Kia Motors America, Inc. is conducting a Voluntary Emissions Service Campaign to update the software programming on the Engine Control Module. Kia has become aware that certain 2014-2016 MY Forte vehicles may have engine calibrations that were not optimized for emissions standards under certain specific conditions. These calibrations may cause the vehicle to release air pollutants which exceed Federal and California standards. These standards were established to protect your health and welfare from the dangers of air pollution.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2019/MC-10165613-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2019/MC-10165613-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10165613","components":[{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null},{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null},{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment and accessories","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"KIA","model":"FORTE","year_from":2014,"year_to":2016,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2014_kia_forte","2015_kia_forte","2016_kia_forte"]},{"make":"KIA","model":"FORTE KOUP","year_from":2014,"year_to":2014,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2014_kia_forte"]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}