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Kia Optima 2011–2013technical 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.

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.