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Kia Optima 2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB_BOD201 · NHTSA communication 10173245 · issued Mar 19, 2020

Technical service bulletin
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Official summary

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: PANORAMIC SUNROOF BUZZING NOISE REPAIR - This bulletin provides information on some 2016MY Optima (JFa) vehicles, produced from September 28, 2015 to September 26, 2016, which may exhibit a buzzing noise that may increase with intensity in conjunction with the HVAC fan speed.

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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.