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Service bulletin TSB-053

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.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10033673
Published by NHTSA2010-09-04
Manufacturer's numberTSB-053
Manufacturer's date2010-01-01
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

NHTSA's summary

KIA: ECM UPGRADE-DTC P0130 AND P0150 ON 2.7L ENGINE EQUIPPED. PROVIDES INFORMATION RELATED TO A ECM SOFTWARE UPGRADE OF SOME MODEL YEAR 2005-2006 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.7L ENGINES WHICH MAY EXPERIENCE A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH ECM (ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE) SYSTEM RELATED DTCS. *PE

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

Electrical system, Equipment and accessories, Software

Trouble codes named

P0130, P0150

Vehicles listed
KIA OPTIMA2005, 2006
KIA SPORTAGE2005, 2006

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

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