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Kia Optima 2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-ELE130 · NHTSA communication 10109830 · issued Mar 2, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment Adaptive/mobility
component
2016
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

TSB: SERVICE ACTION: ANTENNA INSPECTION AND/OR REPLACEMENT (SA272) - This bulletin provides the procedure to inspect and/or replace the antenna assembly on some 2016MY Optima (JFa) vehicles, produced from September 28, 2015 to June 1, 2016, which may experience an antenna cover separation/loss or looseness.

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.