# Service bulletin SC033

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10004658
- Published by NHTSA: 2003\-12\-30
- Manufacturer's number: SC033
- Manufacturer's date: 2003\-09\-26
- NHTSA component: EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

## NHTSA's summary

SERVICE LETTERS TO DEALERS AND OWNERS AND QUESTIONNAIRE REGARDING AIR CONDITIONING RECEIVER\-DRIER REPLACEMENT. \*TT

## The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

## Components

Equipment and accessories, Heating and air conditioning

## Vehicles listed

- 2003 KIA OPTIMA

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [PS443](/bulletins/10183431.md), 2020-12-03, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. TSB \- USE OF AFTERMARKET USB CHARGING CABLES IN USB/12V PORTS \- This article provides information regarding the use of USB ports and 12V power outlets to connect/charge mobile phones. Customers may experience issues with their head units that may be related to the use of aftermarket USB charging cables, including; \* Electrical interference and limited or no functionality when attempting to play music, or when charging a device through the USB port \* Excessive static or noise when listening to the audio source \* Malfunctions and screen freeze of the head unit screen \* Slow down of the system response while device is plugged in \* Music will not play from iPhone 5 or 6 with Kia iPod cable and aftermarket adapter \* No or limited functionality when trying to play music from an Apple device
- [TSB\-GEN085R1](/bulletins/10109812.md), 2017-08-02, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. TSB: MANDATORY REPLACEMENT OF LOCKING/SECURITY HARDWARE \- By design, certain fasteners, which are designed to lock into place once fully attached, are utilized in various Kia models and are strictly intended for ?one time use.? Some examples are: axle shaft nuts with stake collar, cotter pins, washers with locking tabs and other similar hardware, including threaded fasteners with pre\-applied ?thread\-locking adhesives.? It is critical for technicians to be aware that ALL such locking fasteners, regardless of type, are for ?one time use? only.
- [TSB\-GEN085](/bulletins/10109777.md), 2017-08-02, Service bulletin: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. TSB: MANDATORY REPLACEMENT OF LOCKING/SECURITY HARDWARE \- By design, certain fasteners utilized in various Kia models are strictly intended for ?one time use?. Though not limited to the following, some examples are: axle shaft nuts with stake collar, cotter pins, washers with locking tabs and other similar hardware, including threaded fasteners with pre\-applied ?thread\-locking adhesives.?
- [56](/bulletins/10009310.md), 2004-09-22, Service bulletin: VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT. AIR QUALITY SYSTEM. KIA TECH TIMES. \*TT
- [033](/bulletins/10004657.md), 2003-12-30, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. THIS TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION ON A SERVICE CAMPAIGN TO REPLACE THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM RECEIVER\-DRIVER ON 2003MY OPTIMA MODELS PRODUCED FROM 11/14/02 THROUGH 4/16/03. \*TT

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