Kia Optima 2016–2020 — technical service bulletin

Bulletin SC205_POC · NHTSA communication 10217676 · issued Aug 2, 2022

Technical service bulletin

communication type

Engine and Engine Cooling

component

2016–2020

model years

vehicle entries

Official summary

Sc205_poc: proof of correction card

Vehicles covered

2016 Kia Optima
2017 Kia Optima
2018 Kia Optima
2019 Kia Optima
2020 Kia Optima

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.