Kia Optima 2011–2014 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin CS1604OWNER · NHTSA communication 10090089 · issued Aug 12, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2011–2014
model years
8
vehicle entries
Official summary
Owner letter: cs1604 - customer satisfaction/warranty extension program - dear kia optima owner: kia motors america, inc. Would like to thank you for your purchase of a kia optima vehicle. Because kia values you as our customer, we are conducting a customer satisfaction/warranty extension program regarding the motor driven power steering (mdps) unit in all 2011-2013 my and some 2014 my optima vehicles.
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.