Kia Optima Hybrid 2011–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SC208_DP · NHTSA communication 10200396 · issued Aug 16, 2021
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2011–2016
model years
6
vehicle entries
Official summary
SC208_DP: DEALER PRINCIPAL MEMO - This document is the announcement to the dealer principals that Kia America, Inc. is conducting a Voluntary Emissions Service Campaign to install an Auxiliary Canister Kit to improve evaporative system performance on certain 2011-2016 MY Kia Optima Hybrid vehicles manufactured from February 15, 2011 through July 22, 2015.
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.