Kia Optima 2011–2012 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB-025 · NHTSA communication 10053708 · issued Sep 1, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2011–2012
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
Kia: due to some vehicles experiencing an illumination malfunction indicator lamp (mil), the electronic control module (ecm) system needs to be upgraded and reprogrammed with gds downloads to prevent and/or correct this situation. Models 2011-2012 optima, sportage. *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.