Kia Optima 2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSBBOD115 · NHTSA communication 10089053 · issued Sep 23, 2015
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2015
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1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Service action: exterior door handle trim cap replacement (sa198) - this bulletin provides the procedure to replace the exterior door handle trim cap of some 2015my optima (qf) vehicles, produced from september 2, 2014 through august 24, 2015, which may experience an inoperative driver s side exterior door handle. Kia is requesting the completion of this service action on all affected vehicles, including dealer stock, prior to delivery.
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.