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Kia Optima 2019technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSBENG195_R1 · NHTSA communication 10147434 · issued Oct 31, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2019
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

TSB: SERVICE ACTION: ECU FREEZE FRAME DATA LOGIC IMPROVEMENT (SA360) - This bulletin provides the procedure to improve the logic of the Engine Control Unit (ECU) on some 2019MY Niro (DE P/HEV), produced from July 19, 2018 through September 17, 2018, and some 2019MY Optima (Plug-in) Hybrid (JF P/HEV) vehicles, produced from July 6, 2018 through September 12, 2018, to enhance the ECU?s Freeze Frame Data logic. Follow the procedure outlined in this bulletin to apply the improved logic to the Engine system using the KDS ECU Upgrade function. For confirmation that the latest reflash has been applie

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.