Kia Amanti 1993–2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB-GEN085 · NHTSA communication 10109777 · issued Nov 4, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Latches/locks/linkages
component
1993–2017
model years
60
vehicle entries
Official summary
TSB: MANDATORY REPLACEMENT OF LOCKING/SECURITY HARDWARE - By design, certain fasteners utilized in various Kia models are strictly intended for ?one time use?. Though not limited to the following, some examples are: axle shaft nuts with stake collar, cotter pins, washers with locking tabs and other similar hardware, including threaded fasteners with pre-applied ?thread-locking adhesives.?
Vehicles covered
- 2004 Kia Amanti
- 2005 Kia Amanti
- 2006 Kia Amanti
- 2007 Kia Amanti
- 2008 Kia Amanti
- 2009 Kia Amanti
- 2009 Kia Borrego
- 2014 Kia Cadenza
- 2015 Kia Cadenza
- 2016 Kia Cadenza
- 2010 Kia Forte
- 2011 Kia Forte
- 2012 Kia Forte
- 2013 Kia Forte
- 2014 Kia Forte
- 2015 Kia Forte
- 2016 Kia Forte
- 2010 Kia Forte Koup
- 2011 Kia Forte Koup
- 2012 Kia Forte Koup
- 2013 Kia Forte Koup
- 2014 Kia Forte Koup
- 2015 Kia Forte Koup
- 2016 Kia Forte Koup
- 2015 Kia K900
- 2016 Kia K900
- 2001 Kia Optima
- 2002 Kia Optima
- 2003 Kia Optima
- 2004 Kia Optima
- 2005 Kia Optima
- 2006 Kia Optima
- 2007 Kia Optima
- 2008 Kia Optima
- 2009 Kia Optima
- 2010 Kia Optima
- 2011 Kia Optima
- 2012 Kia Optima
- 2013 Kia Optima
- 2014 Kia Optima
- 2015 Kia Optima
- 2016 Kia Optima
- 2011 Kia Optima Hybrid
- 2012 Kia Optima Hybrid
- 2013 Kia Optima Hybrid
- 2014 Kia Optima Hybrid
- 2015 Kia Optima Hybrid
- 2016 Kia Optima Hybrid
- 2001 Kia Rio
- 2002 Kia Rio
- 2003 Kia Rio
- 2004 Kia Rio
- 2005 Kia Rio
- 2006 Kia Rio
- 2007 Kia Rio
- 2008 Kia Rio
- 2009 Kia Rio
- 2010 Kia Rio
- 2011 Kia Rio
- 2012 Kia Rio
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.