{"nhtsa_id":10244289,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2023-11-03","date":"2023-10-13","document_id":"TSB_CLI053_R1","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"VISIBILITY; VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM","mfr_system":null,"summary":"TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: HVAC BLOWER MOTOR CONNECTOR REPLACEMENT - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. New/revised sections of this bulletin are indicated by a black bar in the margin area. This bulletin provides information to replace the Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) blower motor connector on some 2019-2023MY Forte (BDm) vehicles produced from July 09, 2018 through present, which may experience the air conditioning function inoperative. The blower motor connector pins may have poor pin tension. Poor pin tension occurs when the female pin is slightly open which will not allow for a proper electrical connection. While driving, the road conditions can cause the connector pin to slightly move within the connector and will intermittently make contact with the male pin. This can cause excessive circuit resistance, causing the blower motor to become inoperative. Follow the procedure outlined in this publication to replace the HVAC blower motor connector.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2023/MC-10244289-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2023/MC-10244289-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10244289","components":[{"id":"visibility","name":"Glass, wipers and mirrors","parent":null},{"id":"hvac","name":"Heating and air conditioning","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"KIA","model":"FORTE","year_from":2019,"year_to":2023,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2019_kia_forte","2020_kia_forte","2021_kia_forte","2022_kia_forte","2023_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":[]}