Kia Optima 2014–2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSBBOD143 · NHTSA communication 10089609 · issued Aug 2, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2014–2015
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
"tsb: combination lamp water intrusion - this bulletin provides the procedure to install additional foam gaskets in both rear tail lamps on 2014-2015my optima (qf) vehicles, when either of the lamp housings may indicate water inside. On some 2014-2015my optima (qf) vehicles, customers may complain about water droplets forming inside the rear tail lamp housing following a rainstorm or after washing their vehicle. These water droplets are more visible at night and the quantity of water present is more than just a thin film of condensation, which may not easily evaporate. This concern is caused b
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.