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Kia Optima 2016–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSBENG159 · NHTSA communication 10090818 · issued Sep 29, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2016–2017
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Tsb: e-cvvt cover and motor plug replacement - this bulletin provides information about the replacement of the e-cvvt cover and motor plug on some 2016my sorento (uma), produced from october 27, 2014 to june 14, 2016, 2016my optima (jf/jfa), produced from august 29, 2015 to june 14, 2016, and 2017my sportage (ql) vehicles, produced from december 10, 2015 to june 15, 2016, which may exhibit a mil on with dtc p001000 and/or oil leakage in the e-cvvt motor plug of applicable vehicle models equipped with 2.4l gdi or 2.0 t-gdi engines. Follow the procedure outlined in this bulletin to replace the e

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.