{"nhtsa_id":10090602,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2017-02-06","date":"2013-01-18","document_id":"TSBELE044","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY","mfr_system":null,"summary":"\"TSB: HIGH-VOLTAGE BATTERY ORDERING AND RETURN PROCEDURE - THIS BULLETIN OUTLINES THE ORDERING AND RETURN PROCEDURE FOR HIGH-VOLTAGE LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES FOR OPTIMA HYBRID VEHICLES (HEREAFTER REFERRED TO AS \"\"HIGH-VOLTAGE BATTERIES\"\" OR HVBS). EVERY KIA-APPROVED 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.\"","document":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10090602","components":[{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null},{"id":"battery","name":"12-volt battery","parent":"electrical"}],"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":[]}