Service bulletin TSB-040
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 | 10053728 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2013-11-20 |
| Manufacturer's number | TSB-040 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2013-08-01 |
| NHTSA component | SUSPENSION:REAR; SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM |
NHTSA's summary
KIA: INFORMATION PROVIDED REGARDING SOME VEHICLES, IN STATES WHERE HEAVY AMOUNTS OF ROAD SALT IS USED FOR DE-ICING AND NEED TO HAVE BOTH REAR LOWER CONTROL ARMS REPLACED, THAT RESULTS IN CORROSION THAT CAUSES A KNOCKING OR CLUNKING NOISE. MODELS 2011-2012 OPTIMA. *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
Suspension, Control arm
| KIA OPTIMA | 2011, 2012 |
|---|---|
| KIA OPTIMA HYBRID | 2011, 2012 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.