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Service bulletin TSB_CLI049_R1

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)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10238225
Published by NHTSA2023-07-05
Manufacturer's numberTSB_CLI049_R1
Manufacturer's date2023-06-26
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM; VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:COMPRESSOR; VISIBILITY

NHTSA's summary

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: PARTIAL REPAIR - ELECTRICAL A/C COMPRESSOR - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. New/revised sections of this bulletin are indicated by a black bar in the margin area. This bulletin provides information regarding partial repair of the Air Conditioning (A/C) compressor assembly on some 2011MY~ Optima Hybrid (TF HEV, JF HEV/PHEV), 2015MY~ Soul EV (PS EV), 2017MY~ Niro (DE HEV/PHEV/EV), 2022MY~ EV6 (CV), 2021MY~ Sorento (MQ4 HEV/PHEV), 2023MY~ Sportage (NQ5 HEV/PHEV), and 2023MY~ Niro (SG2 EV/HEV/PHEV) vehicles.

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Electrical system, Glass, wipers and mirrors, Heating and air conditioning, A/C compressor

Vehicles listed
KIA EV62022, 2023
KIA NIRO2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
KIA NIRO EV2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
KIA NIRO PHEV2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
KIA OPTIMA HYBRID2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
KIA OPTIMA PHEV2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
KIA SORENTO HYBRID2021, 2022, 2023 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
KIA SORENTO PHEV2022, 2023 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
KIA SOUL EV2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
KIA SPORTAGE HYBRID2023 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
KIA SPORTAGE PHEV2023 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
KIA redundant NIRO2018

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