Kia Optima 2013–2014 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin PS297 · NHTSA communication 10109732 · issued Feb 13, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
2013–2014
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
PIT STOP: SQUEAKING NOISE FROM REAR OF VEHICLE - When addressing a customer complaint related to a squeaking sound emanating from the rear of the vehicle, and the noise can be isolated to the rear suspension, check the right and left rear shock towers as the most likely source of the noise.
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.