Kia Optima 2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB-ENG158R2 · NHTSA communication 10109773 · issued Nov 18, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2016
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
TSB: VCM LOGIC IMPROVEMENT - DTC P200A00 (SA240A) - This bulletin provides information related to the ECM software upgrade and inspection of the VCM motor (Actuation Test) of some 2016MY Optima (JFa) vehicles, produced from August 28, 2015 through February 15, 2016, and some 2016MY Sorento (UMa) vehicles, produced from November 17, 2014 through February 3, 2016, which may experience a malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) illuminated with the Electronic Control Module (ECM) system-related DTC: P200A00.
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.