Kia Optima 2011–2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin PS235 · NHTSA communication 10090610 · issued Jan 18, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2011–2013
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
Pitstop: horn chirp and parking lamps inop when locking doors with rke fob - this gives instructions on the procedure to follow if you encounter a customer complaint relating to the vehicle not producing an audible tone or horn chirp, and the parking lamps not flashing when locking the vehicle with the rke fob.
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.