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Kia Optima 2012–2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin PS251 · NHTSA communication 10090617 · issued Jul 16, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
2012–2014
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Pitstop: alignment specifications for optima - this article provides new alignment specifications for optima (qf) vehicles due to a modification to the design of the front suspension.

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.