Kia Optima 2011–2012 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSBCHA040 · NHTSA communication 10090628 · issued Aug 6, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
2011–2012
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
Service action: rear lower control arm replacement procedure (sa150) - this bulletin provides the procedure for replacing both rear lower control arms on some optima (tf), optima (qf) and optima hybrid (tf hev) vehicles produced from february 15, 2011 through april 5, 2012, that are in states where heavy amounts of road salt are used for de-icing in the winter months.
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.