{"nhtsa_id":10234597,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2023-04-22","date":"2023-04-13","document_id":"CS2305_TSB","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","mfr_system":null,"summary":"TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: CUSTOMER SATISFACTION: ANTI-THEFT S/W LOGIC UPGRADE & DECAL INSTALLATION (CS2305) - 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 10, which may not be equipped with an immobilizer. This logic upgrade will add anti-theft ignition start logic to the vehicle's system operation.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2023/MC-10234597-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2023/MC-10234597-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10234597","components":[{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"KIA","model":"FORTE","year_from":2014,"year_to":2021,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2014_kia_forte","2015_kia_forte","2016_kia_forte","2017_kia_forte","2018_kia_forte","2019_kia_forte","2020_kia_forte","2021_kia_forte"]},{"make":"KIA","model":"FORTE KOUP","year_from":2014,"year_to":2015,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2014_kia_forte","2015_kia_forte"]},{"make":"KIA","model":"FORTE KOUP","year_from":2016,"year_to":2017,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2016_kia_forte-koup","2017_kia_forte-koup"]}],"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":[]}