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Kia Optima 2011–2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin CS1604OWNER · NHTSA communication 10090089 · issued Aug 12, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2011–2014
model years
8
vehicle entries

Official summary

Owner letter: cs1604 - customer satisfaction/warranty extension program - dear kia optima owner: kia motors america, inc. Would like to thank you for your purchase of a kia optima vehicle. Because kia values you as our customer, we are conducting a customer satisfaction/warranty extension program regarding the motor driven power steering (mdps) unit in all 2011-2013 my and some 2014 my optima vehicles.

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.