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Service bulletins for the 2017 Kia Optima

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.

210 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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TSB-ENG1662017-08-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR. TSB: SERVICE ACTION: HYBRID STARTER GENERATOR (HSG) PULLEY NUT INSPECTION AND/OR HSG REPLACEMENT (SA289) - This bulletin provides the procedure to inspect the Hybrid Starter Generator (HSG) pulley nut and, if necessary, replace the HSG assembly on certain Optima JF HEV/PHEV vehicles with a production range from May 31, 2016 to November 22, 2016, which may exhibit a loose pulley nut.
TSB-ELE1312017-08-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. TSB: SERVICE ACTION: VOLTAGE REGULATOR PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT (SA278) - This bulletin provides the procedure to increase the torque on the voltage regulator screws on some 2017MY Sorento (UMa), produced from October 3, 2016 to January 24, 2017, and 2017MY Optima (JFa) vehicles, produced from October 3, 2016 to January 26, 2017, which may experience low battery voltage or a no-start condition. Follow the procedure outlined in this bulletin to increase the two (2) screws? torque on the voltage regulator. Before conducting the procedure, verify that the vehicle is included in the list of affected VINs.
PS472R12017-08-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. PITSTOP: HVAC VENTILATION LOGIC OPERATION - Starting with 14MY Soul (PS) (with the exception of PSEV) and complete new models such as K900 (KH), Sedona (YP), Sorento (UMa), Optima (JFa), Sportage (QL), and 17MY Forte (YD, YDm), etc., equipped with a sunroof, a ventilation logic has been applied in order to prevent exhaust gases flowing into the vehicle due to the pressure difference (inside vs outside) that is generated when driving with the sunroof open. This logic allows the system to automatically switch from RECIRCULATION to FRESH mode when the sunroof is open.
TSB-ELE044R12017-08-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. TSB: HIGH-VOLTAGE BATTERY ORDERING AND RETURN PROCEDURE - This bulletin outlines the ordering and return procedure for high-voltage Lithium-ion batteries equipped on EV/hybrid vehicles (hereafter referred to as "high-voltage batteries" or HVBs). Every Kia-approved EV/hybrid dealership?s parts and service departments should follow these procedures to ensure the fastest handling time and to minimize the possibility of charge-backs.
PS4652017-02-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. PITSTOP: RECALIBRATION OF BLIND SPOT DETECTION AFTER COLLISION REPAIRS - THIS PITSTOP PROVIDES INFORMATION RELATING TO SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH BLIND SPOT DETECTION (BSD), WHICH MAY EXHIBIT A “CHECK BSD SYSTEM” MESSAGE WITH DTCS: C270254 AND C270354: C270254: CONTROL MODULE MASTER MISSING CALIBRATION / C270354: CONTROL MODULE SLAVE MISSING CALIBRATION

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.