Kia Optima 2011–2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSBENG205 · NHTSA communication 10159248 · issued Apr 5, 2019
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2011–2018
model years
23
vehicle entries
Official summary
TSB: SERVICE ACTION: WIRING SIGNAL INTERFERENCE CHECK & ENGINE NOISE INSPECTION (SA379) - This bulletin provides information related to an expanded diagnostic test that is now required on a number of vehicles previously diagnosed with Diagnostic Trouble Code ("DTC") P1326. Using the procedures published in TSB PI1802W/X and PI1803W/X, the subject vehicles were diagnosed and determined to require an engine replacement and are currently being held at dealers pending repair. As a result of additional field data collection and analysis, the initial diagnosis method has been updated to improve test
Vehicles covered
- 2011 Kia Optima
- 2012 Kia Optima
- 2013 Kia Optima
- 2014 Kia Optima
- 2015 Kia Optima
- 2016 Kia Optima
- 2017 Kia Optima
- 2018 Kia Optima
- 2012 Kia Sorento
- 2013 Kia Sorento
- 2014 Kia Sorento
- 2015 Kia Sorento
- 2016 Kia Sorento
- 2017 Kia Sorento
- 2018 Kia Sorento
- 2011 Kia Sportage
- 2012 Kia Sportage
- 2013 Kia Sportage
- 2014 Kia Sportage
- 2015 Kia Sportage
- 2016 Kia Sportage
- 2017 Kia Sportage
- 2018 Kia Sportage
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.