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.
Vehicles and model years PI2105 names
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 ID | Filed | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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.
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.