{"nhtsa_id":10202783,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2021-11-02","date":"2021-10-21","document_id":"SC203_DPSM","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","mfr_system":null,"summary":"SC203_DPSM: DEALER PARTS AND SERVICE MANAGER MEMO - This document is the announcement to the dealer Parts and Service Managers that Kia America, Inc is conducting a Voluntary Emissions Service Campaign to update the software programming on the Engine Control Module on certain 2017-2018 MY Forte vehicles equipped with the 2.0L Multi-Port Injection (MPI) engines. While this issue has no effect on the drivability of the vehicle, nor does it release any air pollutants, the vehicle may fail a SMOG check and/or may not illuminate the Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) for certain fuel system failures.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2021/MC-10202783-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2021/MC-10202783-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10202783","components":[{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null},{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"KIA","model":"FORTE","year_from":2017,"year_to":2018,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2017_kia_forte","2018_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":[]}