Kia Cadenza 2010–2020 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB_ELE148 · NHTSA communication 10170778 · issued Jan 21, 2020
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Exterior Lighting
component
2010–2020
model years
60
vehicle entries
Official summary
TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: HALOGEN HEAD LAMP LOW BEAM BULB CONNECTOR REPLACEMENT - This bulletin provides information regarding the procedure to repair the bulb connector on some 2010MY~ vehicles listed on the table below, which may exhibit a bulb connector concern. To correct this concern, replace the connector with a new and improved part.
Vehicles covered
- 2014 Kia Cadenza
- 2015 Kia Cadenza
- 2016 Kia Cadenza
- 2017 Kia Cadenza
- 2018 Kia Cadenza
- 2019 Kia Cadenza
- 2010 Kia Forte
- 2011 Kia Forte
- 2012 Kia Forte
- 2013 Kia Forte
- 2014 Kia Forte
- 2015 Kia Forte
- 2016 Kia Forte
- 2017 Kia Forte
- 2018 Kia Forte
- 2010 Kia Forte Koup
- 2011 Kia Forte Koup
- 2012 Kia Forte Koup
- 2013 Kia Forte Koup
- 2014 Kia Forte Koup
- 2015 Kia Forte Koup
- 2016 Kia Forte Koup
- 2017 Kia Niro
- 2018 Kia Niro
- 2019 Kia Niro
- 2020 Kia Niro
- 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
- 2020 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
- 2017 Kia Optima Hybrid
- 2018 Kia Optima Hybrid
- 2019 Kia Optima Hybrid
- 2020 Kia Optima Hybrid
- 2012 Kia Rio
- 2013 Kia Rio
- 2014 Kia Rio
- 2015 Kia Rio
- 2016 Kia Rio
- 2017 Kia Rio
- 2010 Kia Sedona
- 2011 Kia Sedona
- 2012 Kia Sedona
- 2013 Kia Sedona
- 2014 Kia Sedona
- 2015 Kia Sedona
- 2016 Kia Sedona
- 2017 Kia Sedona
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.