Kia Optima 2011 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB SC126 · NHTSA communication 10091952 · issued Mar 18, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2011
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
This bulletin provides information related to updating the software programming (calibration) of the engine control module (ecm) on some 2011 my optima (tf) vehicles equipped with a 2.4l engine and california emissions, produced from october 14, 2010 through september 9, 2011, which may have engine calibrations that were not optimized for emissions when the vehicle is warming up. These calibrations may cause the vehicle to release air pollutants which exceed california air resource board (carb) emissions regulations. To correct this condition, please follow the procedure outlined in this bulle
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.