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February 19, 2026 Emissions

Voluntary emissions service campaign: owner renotification (SC199 FL301)

Kia technical service bulletin SC199_OWNR_BD_3 for 2019-2020 Kia Forte.

Bulletin number
SC199_OWNR_BD_3 (SC199)
Component
Electrical system
Summary
VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS SERVICE CAMPAIGN: OWNER RENOTIFICATION (SC199 FL301) - This document is the owner renotification advising that Kia is conducting Voluntary Service Campaign to update the software programming on the Transmission Control Module (TCM) and, if necessary, replace the Intelligent Variable Transmission (IVT) on certain 2019-2020 MY Forte vehicles.

Owners of these vehicles have filed 34 complaints in the electrical category.

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