{"nhtsa_id":10240738,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2023-08-24","date":"2023-08-11","document_id":"CS2305L_OWNRTD2","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES; EQUIPMENT","mfr_system":null,"summary":"CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN: OWNER RE-NOTIFICATION - This document is the owner re-notification advising that Kia is now making steering wheel lock devices available directly to certain Kia vehicle owners. These devices can help deter a theft attempt. We are making this device available to customers free of charge and will ship it directly to customers who place orders within eighteen (18) months from the date of this letter.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2023/MC-10240738-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2023/MC-10240738-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10240738","components":[{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment and accessories","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"KIA","model":"FORTE","year_from":2011,"year_to":2013,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2011_kia_forte","2012_kia_forte","2013_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":[]}