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Service bulletin TSB-BOD167

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10109833
Published by NHTSA2017-08-02
Manufacturer's numberTSB-BOD167
Manufacturer's date2017-04-10
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

NHTSA's summary

TSB: EXTERIOR EMBLEM REPLACEMENT - This bulletin provides the procedure to replace the front and rear Kia emblems on some 2014-2015MY Optima (QF) and replace the front and if necessary, the rear emblems on some 2014-2015MY Sorento (XMa) vehicles, which may exhibit peeling or delamination of the emblem coating. Follow the procedures outlined in this bulletin to correct the concern of peeling or delaminating emblems.

The document

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Components

Equipment and accessories

Vehicles listed
KIA OPTIMA2014, 2015
KIA SORENTO2014, 2015

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

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