Kia Optima 2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSBBOD098 · NHTSA communication 10090481 · issued Jun 14, 2013
Technical service bulletin
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2013
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Official summary
Tsb: optima right hand fender split repair procedure - this bulletin provides information related to some 2013my optima (qf) vehicles, produced from may 17, 2013 to may 18, 2013, which may exhibit a split in the metal on the inner portion of the right hand side fender.
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.