The 2018 Kia FORTE5 has 43 steering parts with verified fitment on this page — 4 part types and 15 brands, covering both the 1.6L L4 Turbocharged and the 2.0L L4. Each part includes a manufacturer part number and application notes.
On the 2018 Kia FORTE5, the steering system connects driver to road through the rack, pump, tie rods, and column components. Most of the listed parts are Tie Rod End (33 parts), Rack and Pinion (4 parts) and Rack and Pinion Bellow (4 parts). The other 1 part type covers the remaining 2 parts.
The 2018 Kia FORTE5 was sold with both the 1.6L L4 Turbocharged and the 2.0L L4. 39 parts fit every engine; the other 4 are engine-specific. Each part shows which engine(s) it fits.
15 brands supply steering parts for the 2018 Kia FORTE5, led by DORMAN (6 parts), MEVOTECH (6 parts) and DELPHI (5 parts), plus 12 more brands. Quality grades include Daily Driver, Economy and New.
A "Popular" badge means the source catalog flagged the part as frequently chosen for the 2018 Kia FORTE5. 6 parts have it, including KIA 56820A7000 (Tie Rod End) and MEVOTECH MS90647 (Tie Rod End). Each part number opens a page with every vehicle that part fits.
Knuckle
| Brand | Part Number | Markets | Notes | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DORMAN Fits: all 2018 FORTE5 engines | 698292 | 🇺🇸 US 🇨🇦 CA | Front Right | View on Amazon |
| DORMAN Fits: all 2018 FORTE5 engines | 698293 | 🇺🇸 US 🇨🇦 CA | Front Left | View on Amazon |
This table covers the steering knuckles that carry the hub, caliper and ball joints.
DORMAN supplies both parts for the 2018 Kia FORTE5. All of them fit every engine offered in the 2018 FORTE5.
Part numbers include DORMAN 698292 and DORMAN 698293.
Rack and Pinion
New
| Brand | Part Number | Markets | Notes | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAE Fits: all 2018 FORTE5 engines | 4615N | 🇺🇸 US 🇨🇦 CA | Electronic Power Steering with Manual Rackwith Outer Tie Rod Ends | View on Amazon |
| TOP NOTCH Fits: 2.0L L4 | TNHK1027 | 🇺🇸 US 🇨🇦 CA | New | View on Amazon |
Remanufactured
| Brand | Part Number | Markets | Notes | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAVAL Fits: 2.0L L4 | 94487M | 🇺🇸 US 🇨🇦 CA | Remanufactured Rack and Pinion Assembly | View on Amazon |
| TERREPOWER Fits: all 2018 FORTE5 engines | 2130166 | 🇺🇸 US 🇨🇦 CA | Remanufactured | View on Amazon |
This table covers the steering gear assemblies that turn the tie rods. Typical signs include fluid at a torn boot, a growl when you turn, or play that the inner tie rods do not explain. Flush the old power-steering fluid with the rack — grit in the old fluid is the usual cause of a repeat leak.
4 Rack and Pinion parts are listed for the 2018 Kia FORTE5, from AAE, TOP NOTCH, MAVAL and 1 other brand. 2 parts fit every engine; the other 2 are engine-specific.
In the New grade, AAE and TOP NOTCH supply 2 parts: brand-new units rather than rebuilt ones. A representative part number is AAE 4615N.
In the Remanufactured grade, MAVAL and TERREPOWER supply 2 parts: factory-rebuilt units with new wear components. A representative part number is MAVAL 94487M.
Listed part numbers: AAE 4615N, TOP NOTCH TNHK1027 and MAVAL 94487M, plus the other parts above.
Rack and Pinion Bellow
| Brand | Part Number | Markets | Notes | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BECK/ARNLEY Fits: all 2018 FORTE5 engines | 1033071 | 🇺🇸 US 🇨🇦 CA | View on Amazon | |
| DELPHI Fits: all 2018 FORTE5 engines | TBR5004 | 🇺🇸 US 🇨🇦 CA | Front | View on Amazon |
| DELPHI Fits: all 2018 FORTE5 engines | TBR4479 | 🇺🇸 US 🇨🇦 CA | View on Amazon | |
| DORMAN Fits: all 2018 FORTE5 engines | 541522 | 🇺🇸 US 🇨🇦 CA | Front | View on Amazon |
This table covers the rubber boots that seal the inner tie-rod joints on the rack.
4 Rack and Pinion Bellow parts for the 2018 Kia FORTE5 come from 3 brands — DELPHI, BECK/ARNLEY and DORMAN. Every part fits both the 1.6L L4 Turbocharged and the 2.0L L4.
Listed part numbers: BECK/ARNLEY 1033071, DELPHI TBR5004 and DELPHI TBR4479, plus the other parts above.
Tie Rod End
Daily Driver
| Brand | Part Number | Markets | Notes | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIA Popular Fits: all 2018 FORTE5 engines | 56820A7000 | 🇺🇸 US 🇨🇦 CA | Front Left Outer | View on Amazon |
| MEVOTECH Popular Fits: all 2018 FORTE5 engines | MS90647 | 🇺🇸 US 🇨🇦 CA | Supreme | View on Amazon |
| MEVOTECH Popular Fits: all 2018 FORTE5 engines | MS90648 | 🇺🇸 US 🇨🇦 CA | Supreme | View on Amazon |
| MOOG Popular Fits: all 2018 FORTE5 engines | ES801064 | 🇺🇸 US 🇨🇦 CA | Front Left Outer | View on Amazon |
| MOOG Popular Fits: all 2018 FORTE5 engines | ES801065 | 🇺🇸 US 🇨🇦 CA | Front Right Outer | View on Amazon |
| MOOG Popular Fits: all 2018 FORTE5 engines | EV801061 | 🇺🇸 US 🇨🇦 CA | Front Inner | View on Amazon |
| ACDELCO Fits: all 2018 FORTE5 engines | 45B2296 | 🇺🇸 US 🇨🇦 CA | Gold | View on Amazon |
| ACDELCO Fits: all 2018 FORTE5 engines | 45B2295 | 🇺🇸 US 🇨🇦 CA | Gold | View on Amazon |
| DELPHI Fits: all 2018 FORTE5 engines | TA6317 | 🇺🇸 US 🇨🇦 CA | Right Outer | View on Amazon |
| DELPHI Fits: all 2018 FORTE5 engines | TA6318 | 🇺🇸 US 🇨🇦 CA | Left Outer | View on Amazon |
| DELPHI Fits: all 2018 FORTE5 engines | TA5572 | 🇺🇸 US 🇨🇦 CA | Inner | View on Amazon |
| HL MANDO Fits: all 2018 FORTE5 engines | 15A0088 | 🇺🇸 US 🇨🇦 CA | New | View on Amazon |
| HL MANDO Fits: all 2018 FORTE5 engines | 15N0087 | 🇺🇸 US 🇨🇦 CA | New | View on Amazon |
| HL MANDO Fits: all 2018 FORTE5 engines | 15N0088 | 🇺🇸 US 🇨🇦 CA | New | View on Amazon |
| MEVOTECH Fits: all 2018 FORTE5 engines | MS90736 | 🇺🇸 US 🇨🇦 CA | Supreme | View on Amazon |
| SUSPENSIA Fits: all 2018 FORTE5 engines | X23TR7184 | 🇺🇸 US 🇨🇦 CA | Front Inner | View on Amazon |
| SUSPENSIA Fits: 2.0L L4 | X23TE0083 | 🇺🇸 US 🇨🇦 CA | Front Left Outer | View on Amazon |
| SUSPENSIA Fits: 2.0L L4 | X23TE0082 | 🇺🇸 US 🇨🇦 CA | Front Right Outer | View on Amazon |
Economy
| Brand | Part Number | Markets | Notes | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BECK/ARNLEY Fits: all 2018 FORTE5 engines | 1017937 | 🇺🇸 US 🇨🇦 CA | Front Inner | View on Amazon |
| BECK/ARNLEY Fits: all 2018 FORTE5 engines | 1017938 | 🇺🇸 US 🇨🇦 CA | Front Left Outer | View on Amazon |
| BECK/ARNLEY Fits: all 2018 FORTE5 engines | 1017939 | 🇺🇸 US 🇨🇦 CA | Front Right Outer | View on Amazon |
| DORMAN Fits: all 2018 FORTE5 engines | 544287 | 🇺🇸 US 🇨🇦 CA | Front Left Outer | View on Amazon |
| DORMAN Fits: all 2018 FORTE5 engines | 544288 | 🇺🇸 US 🇨🇦 CA | Front Right Outer | View on Amazon |
| DORMAN Fits: all 2018 FORTE5 engines | 543546 | 🇺🇸 US 🇨🇦 CA | Front Inner | View on Amazon |
| FVP Fits: all 2018 FORTE5 engines | TO63241 | 🇺🇸 US 🇨🇦 CA | Front Left Outer | View on Amazon |
| FVP Fits: all 2018 FORTE5 engines | TO63242 | 🇺🇸 US 🇨🇦 CA | Front Right Outer | View on Amazon |
| FVP Fits: all 2018 FORTE5 engines | TI63260 | 🇺🇸 US 🇨🇦 CA | Front Inner | View on Amazon |
| MEVOTECH Fits: all 2018 FORTE5 engines | GS90647 | 🇺🇸 US 🇨🇦 CA | Original Grade | View on Amazon |
| MEVOTECH Fits: all 2018 FORTE5 engines | GS90648 | 🇺🇸 US 🇨🇦 CA | Original Grade | View on Amazon |
| MEVOTECH Fits: all 2018 FORTE5 engines | GS90736 | 🇺🇸 US 🇨🇦 CA | Original Grade | View on Amazon |
| QUICK STEER Fits: all 2018 FORTE5 engines | ES801064 | 🇺🇸 US 🇨🇦 CA | Front Left Outer | View on Amazon |
| QUICK STEER Fits: all 2018 FORTE5 engines | ES801065 | 🇺🇸 US 🇨🇦 CA | Front Right Outer | View on Amazon |
| QUICK STEER Fits: all 2018 FORTE5 engines | EV801061 | 🇺🇸 US 🇨🇦 CA | Front Inner | View on Amazon |
This table covers the inner and outer tie-rod ends that steer each front knuckle. Typical signs include play on center, a feathered front tire, or a boot that has split and packed with grit. Replace inner and outer ends together on a high-mileage axle, then get an alignment.
33 Tie Rod End parts for the 2018 Kia FORTE5 come from 11 brands — MEVOTECH, MOOG, DELPHI and 8 other brands. The "Popular" part is KIA 56820A7000. Daily Driver and Economy are all represented, and Daily Driver alone accounts for 18 parts.
Buying Steering Parts for a 2018 Kia FORTE5
On this vehicle, the steering system connects driver to road through the rack, pump, tie rods, and column components.
- Match the engine first. Some steering parts fit every engine; others are engine-specific. Each row shows which engine(s) it fits.
- Read the notes on each row for position, trim and spec qualifiers before you order.
- Where labor overlaps, replace the inner and outer tie-rod ends together on higher-mileage vehicles, then get an alignment.
- Cross-reference the manufacturer part number against your old part or a service-manual listing.
Start with the largest groups on this page: Tie Rod End and Rack and Pinion .
Frequently Asked Questions
How many steering parts fit the 2018 Kia FORTE5?
Our catalog currently lists 43 steering parts for the 2018 Kia FORTE5 across 4 subcategories and 15 brands, covering both the 1.6L L4 Turbocharged and the 2.0L L4. Each part is matched to the engine(s) it fits.
Do steering parts differ between 2018 Kia FORTE5 engines?
Some do. 39 parts fit every engine; the other 4 are engine-specific. Each row (and the filter at the top) shows which. If you're unsure which engine you have, check the emissions label under the hood or the 8th character of your VIN.
What are the signs of steering problems on a 2018 Kia FORTE5?
Common symptoms include play or looseness on center, a whine when turning, fluid weeping from rack boots, or uneven tire wear on the front axle. If you notice any of these, identify the affected subcategory above and cross-reference the part numbers listed.
What should I replace at the same time?
Where labor overlaps, replace the inner and outer tie-rod ends together on higher-mileage vehicles, then get an alignment.
What do the market flags (US, CA, MX) on each part mean?
They show the market for which the manufacturer published application data for that part — where the vehicle was first sold, not where the part was made. If your 2018 Kia FORTE5 was originally sold in the US, the safest choice is a part marked for the US market.
How do I make sure a part fits my 2018 Kia FORTE5?
First match the engine — each row shows which engine(s) the part fits. Then flush old power-steering fluid when replacing a pump or rack — grit in the old fluid is the number-one cause of repeat failure. The notes column carries position and trim qualifiers where they apply.
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