Kia Optima 2014–2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin PS364 · NHTSA communication 10090207 · issued Dec 15, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Exterior Lighting
component
2014–2015
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Pitstop: water leak/condensation in rear outer tail lamp(s) - on some 2014~2015my optima (qf) vehicles, customers may complain about water droplets forming inside the rear tail lamp lenses following a rainstorm or after washing their vehicle. These water droplets are more visible at night and the quantity of water present is more than just a thin film of condensation which may not easily evaporate. This concern is caused by a gap between the tail lamp housing gasket and vehicle body which allows water to infiltrate into the tail lamp. To resolve this concern, order additional foam gaskets (one
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.