Service bulletin TSBGEN060

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)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10090123
Published by NHTSA	2017-02-02
Manufacturer's number	TSBGEN060
Manufacturer's date	2012-11-16
NHTSA component	EQUIPMENT; HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

TSB: HYBRID FUEL EFFICIENCY TIPS AND TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURE - THE OPTIMA HYBRID (TF HEV) OFFERS CUSTOMERS THE POTENTIAL OF EXCELLENT FUEL ECONOMY. HOWEVER, BECAUSE SOME CUSTOMERS MAY NOT BE ACHIEVING THE PUBLISHED EPA-RATED CITY/HIGHWAY NUMBERS, THEY MAY BRING A VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP’S SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED SO THAT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WILL BE WELL INFORMED TO ANSWER THE CUSTOMER’S CONCERN AND, IF NECESSARY, TO TROUBLESHOOT THE VEHICLE.

The document

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Components

Equipment and accessories, Hybrid and electric drive

Vehicles listed
KIA OPTIMA HYBRID	2011, 2012, 2013 (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.

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