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Kia Optima 2003technical service bulletin

Bulletin 033 · NHTSA communication 10004657 · issued Sep 1, 2003

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2003
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

This technical service bulletin provides information on a service campaign to replace the air conditioning system receiver-driver on 2003my optima models produced from 11/14/02 through 4/16/03. *tt

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.