Kia Optima 2012–2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSBBOD185 · NHTSA communication 10152911 · issued Jan 9, 2019
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Visibility
component
2012–2015
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
TSB: PANORAMA SUNROOF CREAK OR RATTLE NOISE - This bulletin provides the procedure to apply felt tape on the panorama sunroof crossmember on some 2012-2015MY Optima (QF) vehicles, equipped with panorama sunroof, produced from August 31, 2011 through September 22, 2015, which may experience a slight creaking or rattle noise at the sunroof area.
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.