Kia Optima 2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB-BOD161 · NHTSA communication 10116817 · issued Dec 2, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment Adaptive/mobility
component
2016
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
TSB - LUGGAGE SIDE TRIM REPLACEMENT - This bulletin provides the procedure to replace the luggage side trims on 2016MY Optima (JFa) vehicles, produced from September 28, 2015 to August 16, 2016, which may experience a concern with high cabin pressure. This concern is caused by the isolation pads of the luggage side trim assemblies blocking the extractor vents. Follow the procedure outlined in this bulletin to replace the left and right luggage side trims.
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.