Kia Optima Hybrid 2011–2012 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB-132 · NHTSA communication 10052607 · issued Jun 1, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2011–2012
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Kia: some vehicles require a controller software upgrade. Verify the necessity for the upgrade per the tables in this bulletin. *js
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.