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Kia Optima 2015–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin VSC152_OWNER_TFE · NHTSA communication 10145163 · issued Sep 10, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2015–2017
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

EMISSIONS SERVICE CAMPAIGN (SC152) - OWNER LETTER - Dear Kia Optima Hybrid Owner: Kia Motors America, Inc. is conducting a Voluntary Emissions Service Campaign to replace the Vehicle Emission Control Information (VECI) Label on all 2015, 2016, and some 2017 MY Optima Hybrid vehicles.

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.