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Kia Optima 2005–2006technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-053 · NHTSA communication 10033673 · issued Jan 1, 2010

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2005–2006
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Kia: ecm upgrade-dtc p0130 and p0150 on 2.7l engine equipped. Provides information related to a ecm software upgrade of some model year 2005-2006 vehicles equipped with 2.7l engines which may experience a malfunction indicator lamp illuminated with ecm (electronic control module) system related dtcs. *pe

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.