{"nhtsa_id":10183432,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2020-12-03","date":"2016-04-28","document_id":"PS449","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"EQUIPMENT; STRUCTURE; VISIBILITY","mfr_system":null,"summary":"PITSTOP - FRAMELESS WINDOW SHORT DROP FEATURE INOPERATIVE - Some Forte Koup (YD) vehicles, produced before October 1, 2014, may experience difficulty when opening/closing the doors in freezing temperatures, due to the operation of the short drop feature as a result of frost/ice build-up between the window glass and outside belt molding. Due to extreme cold wintery conditions the customer may inquire with your dealer about its operation.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2016/MC-10183432-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2016/MC-10183432-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10183432","components":[{"id":"structure-body","name":"Body and frame","parent":null},{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment and accessories","parent":null},{"id":"visibility","name":"Glass, wipers and mirrors","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"KIA","model":"FORTE KOUP","year_from":2014,"year_to":2015,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2014_kia_forte","2015_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":[]}