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October 8, 2021 Service bulletin

Owner notification

Kia technical service bulletin PI2106_OWNR for 2017-2018 Kia Forte.

Bulletin number
PI2106_OWNR
Component
Engine and engine cooling
Summary
PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN: OWNER NOTIFICATION - This document is the owner notification advising that Kia is conducting a Product Improvement Campaign to perform a software update on 2017-2018 MY Kia Forte vehicles equipped with 2.0-liter Nu GDI engines to protect the engine from excessive connecting rod bearing damage. The update will be done free of charge and will only involve the addition of newly developed computer software for the Engine Control Unit ("ECU") (PI2106).

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