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February 12, 2016 Service bulletin

Combined TSB/service action: MIL on with DTC C1212

Kia technical service bulletin TSB-CHA-065-R1 for 2014 Kia Sportage and 2014-2015 Kia Forte.

Bulletin number
TSB-CHA-065-R1
Component
Electrical system: software
Summary
Combined tsb/service action: mil on with dtc c1212 - logic improvement (sa216) - this bulletin provides information related to the ECM software upgrade of some 2014~2015my forte (yd), produced from december 7, 2013 to april 16, 2015, and some 2014my sportage (sl) vehicles, produced from april 4, 2013 through june 18, 2014, which may exhibit a malfunction indicator light (mil) on with dtc c1212. To apply the improved logic, the ECM should be reprogrammed using the gds/kds download, as described in this bulletin. For confirmation that the latest reflash has been done to a vehicle you are working on, verify rom id using the tables in this tsb.

Owners of these vehicles have filed 94 complaints in the electrical category.

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