TSB PI2106 — Kia Manufacturer communication
PI2106 is a manufacturer communication on file with NHTSA for the Kia Forte, 2017–2018 model years, filed and re-filed as 4 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 (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 engines to protect the…
NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.
Vehicles and model years PI2106 names
Every document filed under PI2106
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 |
|---|---|---|
| PI2106_OWNR_501 | April 1, 2026 | Manufacturer communication |
| PI2106_OWNR_401 | August 5, 2025 | Manufacturer communication |
| PI2106_OWNR_301 | December 2, 2024 | Manufacturer communication |
| PI2106_OWNR_201 | April 2, 2024 | Service bulletin |
What PI2106 covers
Electrical, Engine — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.
Questions buyers ask
What is TSB PI2106?
PI2106 is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA by Kia, covering the Kia Forte across the 2017–2018 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: 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 engines to protect the…
Which vehicles does PI2106 cover?
NHTSA's file names Kia Forte (2017–2018). 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 PI2106 a recall, and is the repair free?
No. PI2106 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 PI2106?
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 PI2106, 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 PI2106. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.