Kia Optima 2014–2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB-BOD167 · NHTSA communication 10109833 · issued Apr 10, 2017
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment Adaptive/mobility
component
2014–2015
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
TSB: EXTERIOR EMBLEM REPLACEMENT - This bulletin provides the procedure to replace the front and rear Kia emblems on some 2014-2015MY Optima (QF) and replace the front and if necessary, the rear emblems on some 2014-2015MY Sorento (XMa) vehicles, which may exhibit peeling or delamination of the emblem coating. Follow the procedures outlined in this bulletin to correct the concern of peeling or delaminating emblems.
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.