Service bulletin TB-PS-422
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 | 10058510 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2015-09-30 |
| Manufacturer's number | TB-PS-422 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2015-07-01 |
| NHTSA component | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) |
NHTSA's summary
KIA: SOME VEHICLES WOULD HESITATE ON HARD ACCELERATION AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) LIGHT ILLUMINATES; WOULD NEED TO REPLACE HYDRAULIC ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (HECU) WITH LATEST SOFTWARE MODULE. MODEL 2012-13 OPTIMA. *PE
The document
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Components
Driver assistance
| KIA OPTIMA | 2012, 2013 |
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Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
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