Kia Optima 2011–2012 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin PS172 · NHTSA communication 10037528 · issued Mar 1, 2011
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2011–2012
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Kia: on some 2011 optima models the malfunction light may be on with a stored trouble code. Problem is with the wastegate actuator. *rm updated 12/20/11. *pe
Vehicles covered
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.