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Kia Optima 2011technical service bulletin

Bulletin DEALERPSC126 · NHTSA communication 10089473 · issued Mar 17, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2011
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Dealer principal memo (sc126) - kia motors america, inc. Will be conducting a voluntary emissions service campaign on certain 2011 my kia optima vehicles designed to meet california emissions, to update the software programming for the engine control module ( ecm ).

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.