Kia Optima 2012–2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB-BOD103 · NHTSA communication 10116823 · issued Sep 24, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Visibility
component
2012–2013
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
TSB: PANORAMA SUNROOF & SUNSHADE MOTOR REPLACEMENT - This bulletin provides the procedure to replace the panorama sunroof and sunshade motors on some 2012-2013MY Optima (QF) vehicles, produced from August 9, 2011 to August 14, 2013, which may exhibit a loss of the "one-touch" open/close feature of the sunshade and/or panorama roof.
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.