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Kia Optima 2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSBENG177B_R1CLO · NHTSA communication 10133181 · issued Mar 21, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2018
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Tsb - service action: 2.4l shift quality & wake-up logic improvement (sa316b) - this bulletin has been closed and superceded by tsb-eng177c r3.

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.