{"nhtsa_id":10090169,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2017-02-02","date":"2013-02-01","document_id":"PS237","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","mfr_system":null,"summary":"PITSTOP: FORCE-STARTING OPTIMA HYBRID ENGINE USING GDS: IF YOU ENCOUNTER AN OPTIMA HYBRID WITH A NO-START CONDITION, CHECK IF THE “READY” LAMP IS FLASHING IN THE CLUSTER AND VERIFY THE HYBRID BATTERY STATE OF CHARGE (SOC) RANGES FROM 15% TO 20%. IF THESE CONDITIONS ARE PRESENT, A TECHNICIAN MAY USE GDS TO “FORCE START” THE ENGINE AND RESOLVE THE CONCERN.","document":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10090169","components":[{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"KIA","model":"OPTIMA HYBRID","year_from":2011,"year_to":2013,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2011_kia_optima","2012_kia_optima","2013_kia_optima"]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}