P0068 on Kia vehicles Air flow, manifold pressure and throttle position do not add up — often an intake leak
P0068 is named on 5 Kia model years (2019–2023): 2 manufacturer filings and 3 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Forte, Soul, Stinger, Telluride.
Which Kia model years name P0068
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Kia Telluride | Engine | — | 1 |
| 2022 Kia Soul | Engine | — | 1 |
| 2020 Kia Forte | Electrical System | 1 | — |
| 2019 Kia Forte | Equipment Adaptive/Mobility | 1 | — |
| 2019 Kia Stinger | Engine | — | 1 |
A model year is listed because the code is named in its own record — a bulletin filed against it, or an owner’s complaint about it — not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are documents in NHTSA’s files, not failure rates.
What Kia owners said
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners’ own words, scrubbed of anything identifying. Unverified reports filed with NHTSA — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
On march 23, 2020, car was running with rough idle and check engine light came on pulling codes P0108 and P0068
Kia filings that name P0068
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsBulletins and campaigns Kia filed with NHTSA whose summary names P0068. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
- TSB_FUE047 Service bulletin2020-08-14 · Electrical System — Software
- TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN NU 2.0L MPI MIL ON DTC P010100 AND/OR P010600 AND/OR P006800 LOGIC IMPROVEMENT - This bulletin provides the procedure to improve the logic of the Engine Control Module (ECM) software and clean the Electronic Throttle Control (ETC) on some 2019-2020MY Forte (BDm) vehicles equipped with NU 2.0L MPI Atkinson engine, which may exhibit a MIL with DTC P0101, and/or P0106 and/o
What P0068 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIAir flow, manifold pressure and throttle position do not add up — often an intake leak.
A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. The record above is what Kia and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardIs P0068 a known problem on Kia vehicles?
It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 2 manufacturer filings and 3 owner reports naming P0068 on 5 Kia model years (2019–2023). Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count — but a bulletin that names the code on your model year is the place to start.
Which Kia models does P0068 appear on most?
2020 Forte (1 document), 2019 Forte (1 document), 2022 Soul (1 document).
Does P0068 on a Kia mean it is recalled?
No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN; no recall is triggered by a scan tool. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or open the model year's page here for the campaigns filed against it.