Kia Optima 2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB-TRA060R1 · NHTSA communication 10109779 · issued Nov 15, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2016
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
TSB: SERVICE ACTION: AXLE DRIVESHAFT REPLACEMENT (SA241) - This bulletin provides information on some 2016MY Optima (JF) vehicles, produced in South Korea from March 24, 2016 to April 8, 2016, which may exhibit a noise originating from the axle driveshaft during acceleration.
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.