Kia Optima 2011–2014 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin CS1604QA · NHTSA communication 10090090 · issued Aug 12, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2011–2014
model years
8
vehicle entries
Official summary
Q and a: cs1604 - all 2011-2013 my and some 2014 my optima vehicles motor driven power steering (mdps) flexible coupling customer satisfaction / warranty extension program
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.