# Service bulletin TSBBOD148

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: 10089584
- Published by NHTSA: 2017\-01\-26
- Manufacturer's number: TSBBOD148
- Manufacturer's date: 2016\-08\-25
- NHTSA component: EQUIPMENT; VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY

## NHTSA's summary

TSB: SUNROOF BUZZING NOISE \- THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION ON SOME 2016MY OPTIMA \(JFA\) VEHICLES, PRODUCED FROM SEPTEMBER 28, 2015 TO JUNE 20, 2016, WHICH MAY EXHIBIT A BUZZING NOISE THAT MAY INCREASE WITH INTENSITY IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE HVAC FAN SPEED. THIS CONCERN IS CAUSED BY A LOOSE SUNROOF WEATHER STRIP VIBRATION DUE TO AIR LEAKAGE PAST THE SUNROOF SEAL. TO CORRECT THIS CONCERN, FOLLOW THE PROCEDURE OUTLINED IN THIS BULLETIN TO APPLY ADHESIVE TO THE WEATHER STRIP BASE.

## 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, Glass, wipers and mirrors, Sunroof

## Vehicles listed

- 2016 KIA OPTIMA

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [TSB\-BOD164](/bulletins/10109881.md), 2017-08-02, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN; VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY. TSB: SERVICE ACTION: PANORAMIC SUNROOF INSPECTION AND REPAIR \(SA270\) \- This bulletin provides information on some 2016MY Optima \(JFa\) vehicles, produced from September 28, 2015 to August 8, 2016, which may exhibit a buzzing noise that may increase with intensity in conjunction with the HVAC fan speed, a popping or clicking noise when driving over bumps or turning, and/or a loose folding cover, depending on the vehicle production date. For details regarding each type of inspection/repair, refer to its respective section below. Before conducting the procedure, verify that the vehicle is included in the list of affected VINs.
- [TSB\-BOD148R1](/bulletins/10109765.md), 2017-08-02, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER; VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY. TSB: SUNROOF BUZZING NOISE \- This bulletin provides information on some 2016MY Optima \(JFa\) vehicles, produced from September 28, 2015 to June 20, 2016, which may exhibit a buzzing noise that may increase with intensity in conjunction with the HVAC fan speed. This concern is caused by a loose sunroof weather strip vibration due to air leakage past the sunroof seal. To correct this concern, follow the procedure outlined in this bulletin to apply adhesive to the weather strip base.
- [TSBBOD147](/bulletins/10089585.md), 2017-01-26, Service bulletin: VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY; EQUIPMENT. TSB: SUNROOF POPPING NOISE REPAIR \- THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION ON SOME 2016MY OPTIMA \(JFA\) VEHICLES, PRODUCED FROM SEPTEMBER 28, 2015 TO FEBRUARY 23, 2016, WHICH MAY EXPERIENCE A POP OR CLICK NOISE WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS OR TURNING. THIS NOISE IS CAUSED BY CONTACT BETWEEN THE DECORATIVE TRIM AND THE SUNROOF FRAME AS THE CHASSIS FLEXES AND IS MORE COMMON AS THE VEHICLE HEATS UP, CAUSING THERMAL EXPANSION OF THE MATERIAL. TO CORRECT THIS CONCERN, LUBRICATE THE CONTACT AREAS BY REFERRING TO THE PROCEDURE BELOW.

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