Service bulletin WTY002DEALERP

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	10094136
Published by NHTSA	2017-03-07
Manufacturer's number	WTY002DEALERP
Manufacturer's date	2016-06-08
NHTSA component	EQUIPMENT; AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION

NHTSA's summary

DEALER PRINCIPAL MEMO: WTY002 - 2008~2011MY RIO PASSENGER SEAT OCS SENSOR MAT WARRANTY EXTENSION (WTY002) - KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. IS EXTENDING THE WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (OCS) SENSOR MAT FOR CERTAIN 2008-2011 MY RIO VEHICLES PRODUCED AFTER DECEMBER 8, 2007 AND ALL 2006-2010 MY OPTIMA VEHICLES TO 15 YEARS/UNLIMITED MILEAGE, STARTING FROM THE DATE OF FIRST SERVICE. THE WARRANTY EXTENSION WILL ADDRESS FAILURES OF THE OCS SENSOR MAT AS REPORTED BY SOME VEHICLE OWNERS.

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

Air bags, Equipment and accessories

Vehicles listed
KIA OPTIMA	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
KIA RIO	2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
12V244000	2012-05-31. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE
12V014000	2012-01-17. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

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