Kia Optima 2011–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB_FUE049 · NHTSA communication 10186044 · issued Jan 12, 2021
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment Adaptive/mobility
component
2011–2016
model years
12
vehicle entries
Official summary
TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: COMBINATION TSB / SERVICE ACTION: AIR FILTER AND NVLD REPLACEMENT (SA447) - This bulletin provides the procedure to perform an evaporative leak test and replace the Fuel Tank Air Filter, and, if necessary, the Natural Vacuum Leak Detector (NVLD) on some 11-16MY Kia vehicles listed in the table below, which may experience an evaporative leak concern with DTC P0456.
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.