TSB PI2105 — Kia Manufacturer communication

PI2105 is a manufacturer communication on file with NHTSA for the Kia Forte, 2016 model years, filed and re-filed as 5 documents. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN: OWNER RENOTIFICATION (PI2105 FLIGHT 501) - This document is the owner renotification advising that Kia is conducting a Product Improvement Campaign to perform a software update on 2016 MY Forte and Forte Koup vehicles equipped with 2.0-liter GDI…

NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.

5Documents filed
1Vehicle named
1Model year

Vehicles and model years PI2105 names

VehicleModel years
Kia Forte 2016

Every document filed under PI2105

Manufacturers re-issue a bulletin as the repair changes, and file separate copies for technicians and for owners. All of them carry the same number.

Document IDFiledType
PI2105_OWNR_501 March 25, 2026 Manufacturer communication
PI2105_OWNR_401 July 23, 2025 Manufacturer communication
PI2105_OWNR_301 November 27, 2024 Manufacturer communication
PI2105_OWNR_201 March 26, 2024 Service bulletin
PI2105_OWNR_201 February 21, 2024 Service bulletin

What PI2105 covers

Electrical, Engine — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB PI2105?

PI2105 is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA by Kia, covering the Kia Forte across the 2016 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN: OWNER RENOTIFICATION (PI2105 FLIGHT 501) - This document is the owner renotification advising that Kia is conducting a Product Improvement Campaign to perform a software update on 2016 MY Forte and Forte Koup vehicles equipped with 2.0-liter GDI…

Which vehicles does PI2105 cover?

NHTSA's file names Kia Forte (2016). A bulletin number can be re-issued against more vehicles later, so check the model-year list on this page against your own.

Is TSB PI2105 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. PI2105 is repair guidance the manufacturer sent its dealers, not a safety defect finding. You pay for the work unless the vehicle is still under warranty. Recall repairs, by contrast, are always free.

How do I get the full text of PI2105?

Take the document ID to a dealer's service desk, or search NHTSA's manufacturer-communications records. This page carries every document ID filed under PI2105, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.

Data updated 2026-08-20 from NHTSA's public records

Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. This page lists only what NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file records under PI2105. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.