Kia Optima 2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSBSC128 · NHTSA communication 10089472 · issued Mar 8, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel/propulsion System
component
2016
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Voluntary emissions recall: 2016my optima improper emissions parts installed voluntary emissions recall (sc 128) - this bulletin provides the procedure to replace the air cleaner box and/or the evaporative canister of some 2016my kia optima (jfa) 2.0l turbo (ulev 50 state emissions) and 2.4l gdi (sulev vehicles california emissions), produced from job #1 through january 15, 2016. Some of these vehicles were built with the wrong air cleaner and/or evaporative canister. Kia is recalling these vehicles to correct the misbuild by installing the proper components, as originally intended. Prior to p
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.