Kia Optima Hybrid 2011–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin PS391 · NHTSA communication 10089384 · issued Aug 14, 2015
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2011–2016
model years
6
vehicle entries
Official summary
"pitstop: optima hybrid (tf hev) with dtc b1695 - lost communication with e-comp - when addressing a customer concern related to an a/c system not blowing cold air and dtc b1695 is active in the a/c control unit, this could be the result of one, or more, of the following conditions: a blown high-voltage (hv) fuse in the e-comp 270 volt supply circuit. A circuit concern between the a/c control unit and the e-comp a high-voltage (hv) circuit concern"
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.