Kia Optima 2000–2005 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 82 · NHTSA communication 10015272 · issued Jan 1, 2005
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2000–2005
model years
11
vehicle entries
Official summary
Improved timing belts for the kia rio and optima. *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.