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Kia Optima 2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin PS231 · NHTSA communication 10091587 · issued Dec 20, 2012

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2013
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Pitstop: 2013 kia optima customer tips: in an effort to better educate and familiarize customers about some of the features in their recently purchased 2013 kia vehicle, kia motors america would like all dealership service personnel to be familiar with the model tips outlined here to help maximize owner satisfaction with certain features.

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.