Kia Optima 2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB-ENG166 · NHTSA communication 10109840 · issued Apr 25, 2017
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2017
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
TSB: SERVICE ACTION: HYBRID STARTER GENERATOR (HSG) PULLEY NUT INSPECTION AND/OR HSG REPLACEMENT (SA289) - This bulletin provides the procedure to inspect the Hybrid Starter Generator (HSG) pulley nut and, if necessary, replace the HSG assembly on certain Optima JF HEV/PHEV vehicles with a production range from May 31, 2016 to November 22, 2016, which may exhibit a loose pulley nut.
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.