Kia Optima 2011–2019 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSBCHA084_R1 · NHTSA communication 10152913 · issued Jan 4, 2019
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2011–2019
model years
21
vehicle entries
Official summary
TSB: REPLACEMENT OF C-MDPS MOTOR AND/OR ECU - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. This bulletin provides information regarding the partial repair of the Motor Driven Power Steering (MDPS) Motor and/or Electronic Control Unit (ECU) on the listed Kia models with a column mounted C-MDPS unit.
Vehicles covered
- 2011 Kia Optima
- 2012 Kia Optima
- 2013 Kia Optima
- 2014 Kia Optima
- 2015 Kia Optima
- 2016 Kia Optima
- 2017 Kia Optima
- 2018 Kia Optima
- 2019 Kia Optima
- 2011 Kia Optima Hybrid
- 2012 Kia Optima Hybrid
- 2013 Kia Optima Hybrid
- 2014 Kia Optima Hybrid
- 2015 Kia Optima Hybrid
- 2016 Kia Optima Hybrid
- 2014 Kia Sorento
- 2015 Kia Sorento
- 2016 Kia Sorento
- 2017 Kia Sorento
- 2018 Kia Sorento
- 2019 Kia Sorento
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.