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Kia Amanti 2005–2010technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-046 · NHTSA communication 10030365 · issued May 1, 2009

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2005–2010
model years
12
vehicle entries

Official summary

Kia motors: relating to oil control valve (ocv) used in constant variable valve timing (cvvt). If at any time ocv is suspected as a cause of rough idling, poor accelertion, camshaft timing misalignment related trouble codes, misfire related trouble codes etc., on the vehicle equipped with the cvvt system, be sure to perform the ocv inspection procedure below before replacement. No model years specified. *pe

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.