Kia Optima 2009–2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SC135DEALERP · NHTSA communication 10090969 · issued Sep 15, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2009–2015
model years
18
vehicle entries
Official summary
Dealer principal memo (sc135) - attention: all dealer principals, kia motors america, inc. Is conducting a voluntary emissions service campaign / warranty extension program to inspect the evaporative canister. Kia has determined that the following kia vehicles originally sold or currently registered in states where heavy amounts of road salt are used, may exhibit an evaporative canister leak due to prolonged exposure to road salt
Vehicles covered
- 2011 Kia Optima
- 2012 Kia Optima
- 2013 Kia Optima
- 2014 Kia Optima
- 2015 Kia Optima
- 2011 Kia Optima Hybrid
- 2012 Kia Optima Hybrid
- 2013 Kia Optima Hybrid
- 2014 Kia Optima Hybrid
- 2015 Kia Optima Hybrid
- 2009 Kia Rondo
- 2010 Kia Rondo
- 2009 Kia Sedona
- 2010 Kia Sedona
- 2011 Kia Sedona
- 2012 Kia Sedona
- 2013 Kia Sedona
- 2014 Kia Sedona
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.