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Kia Optima 2011technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-096 · NHTSA communication 10038959 · issued Mar 1, 2011

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2011
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Kia motors: 2011 optima. There is a service engine light on and a trouble code stored due to a software problem. *rm

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.