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Kia Optima 2011technical service bulletin

Bulletin BOD-077 · NHTSA communication 10051574 · issued May 1, 2011

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2011
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Kia: service action: optima (tf) smart key unit update: change of bcm and smk software (sa080). Vehicles may experience a current draw/no start or beeping condition. *js

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.