Kia Optima 2011–2014 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB-CHA-060 · NHTSA communication 10080087 · issued Jan 20, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2011–2014
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
Tsb: ecm upgrade - steering logic improvement - this bulletin provides information related to the mdps ecu software upgrade for some 2011 ~ 2014my optima (tf/qf) vehicles, produced from job #1 through july 27, 2014, which may experience a notchy feel in the steering wheel. To correct this condition, the vehicle should be evaluated using the mdps effort measurement s/w, detailed in the attached repair procedure, to determine whether an improved steering logic should be installed in the mdps ecu, or if an mdps column replacement is required. To determine whether the updated mdps ecu reflash appl
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.