Kia Cadenza 2011–2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin PS315 · NHTSA communication 10109655 · issued May 19, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
2011–2015
model years
26
vehicle entries
Official summary
PIT STOP: GDI INJECTOR SPRAY TIP DEPOSITS - A design feature of vehicles equipped with a Gasoline Direct Injection (GDI) system is the placement of each fuel injector directly into the engine cylinder head assembly. Therefore, it is completely normal for the combustion process to create deposits on the injector spray tip surfaces.
Vehicles covered
- 2014 Kia Cadenza
- 2015 Kia Cadenza
- 2014 Kia Forte
- 2015 Kia Forte
- 2011 Kia Optima
- 2012 Kia Optima
- 2013 Kia Optima
- 2014 Kia Optima
- 2015 Kia Optima
- 2012 Kia Rio
- 2013 Kia Rio
- 2014 Kia Rio
- 2015 Kia Rio
- 2012 Kia Sorento
- 2013 Kia Sorento
- 2014 Kia Sorento
- 2015 Kia Sorento
- 2012 Kia Soul
- 2013 Kia Soul
- 2014 Kia Soul
- 2015 Kia Soul
- 2011 Kia Sportage
- 2012 Kia Sportage
- 2013 Kia Sportage
- 2014 Kia Sportage
- 2015 Kia Sportage
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.