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August 5, 2025 Other

Owner renotification (PI2106)

Kia technical service bulletin PI2106_OWNR_401 for 2017-2018 Kia Forte.

Bulletin number
PI2106_OWNR_401 (PI2106)
Component
Electrical system
Summary
PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN: OWNER RENOTIFICATION (PI2106) - This document is the owner renotification 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”).

Owners of these vehicles have filed 63 complaints in the electrical category.

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