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Kia Optima 2011–2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin WTYCS201609RETIR · NHTSA communication 10115245 · issued Jul 10, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2011–2014
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Customer satisfaction bulletin 2016-09 - retired for certain optima model vehicles. See customer satisfaction bulletin 2017-01. For other optima models, see wty bulletin2017-09 (sc147)

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.