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Service bulletin TSBENG168R1

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10116119
Published by NHTSA2017-08-25
Manufacturer's numberTSBENG168R1
Manufacturer's date2017-06-09
NHTSA componentSERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:PADS; ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC)

NHTSA's summary

TSB: COMBINATION TSB / SERVICE ACTION: IDLE STABILITY & SHIFT QUALITY IMPROVEMENT (SA294A) - This bulletin provides the procedure to improve the logic of the Electronic Control Unit (ECU) and the Transmission Control Unit (TCU) on some 2016MY Optima (JFa) vehicles, produced from September 3, 2015 through October 6, 2016, which may experience a vibration and/or hesitation when releasing the brake pedal after coming to stop, and/or a shift quality concern, such as a harsh downshift, upshift, and/or shift delay. To correct this concern, apply the improved logic to the ECU and TCU using KDS download as described in this bulletin.

The document

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Components

Brakes, Driver assistance, Brake pads

Vehicles listed
KIA OPTIMA2016

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