Kia Optima 2006–2012 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin DEALERPSMSC122 · NHTSA communication 10089662 · issued Jul 16, 2015
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2006–2012
model years
22
vehicle entries
Official summary
Dealer service manager memo (sc122) - kia motors america, inc. Is conducting a voluntary service campaign as a preventative measure to add additional anti-corrosion material to the underbody of all 2006-2011 my rio, 2004-2009 my spectra, 2006-2010 my optima, 2010-2013 my soul, and 2007-2010 my rondo vehicles originally sold in or currently registered in one of the 21 salt belt states where heavy amounts of road salt are used. The 21 salt-belt states are: ct, dc, de, ia, il, in, ma, md, me, mi, mn, mo, nj, ny, oh, pa, ri, vt, wi, wv. In addition to the salt belt states, the following states hav
Vehicles covered
- 2006 Kia Optima
- 2007 Kia Optima
- 2008 Kia Optima
- 2009 Kia Optima
- 2010 Kia Optima
- 2006 Kia Rio
- 2007 Kia Rio
- 2008 Kia Rio
- 2009 Kia Rio
- 2010 Kia Rio
- 2011 Kia Rio
- 2007 Kia Rondo
- 2008 Kia Rondo
- 2009 Kia Rondo
- 2010 Kia Rondo
- 2010 Kia Soul
- 2011 Kia Soul
- 2012 Kia Soul
- 2006 Kia Spectra
- 2007 Kia Spectra
- 2008 Kia Spectra
- 2009 Kia Spectra
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.