{"nhtsa_id":10090607,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2017-02-06","date":"2013-01-17","document_id":"PS234","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","mfr_system":null,"summary":"PITSTOP: MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMPWITH DRIVE MOTOR DTC P0A41 OR P0A42 - THIS GIVE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE PROCEDURE TO FOLLOW IF SOME OPTIMA HYBRID CUSTOMERS HAVE EXPERIENCED AN INTERMITTENT MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ON CONDITION OR AN INTERMITTENT HYBRID SERVICE INDICATOR LAMP (SIL) ON CONDITION WITH ONE OF THE ABOVE DTCS IN THE MOTOR CONTROL UNIT (MCU) SYSTEM, EITHER IN ACTIVE, PENDING, OR HISTORY STATE.","document":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10090607","components":[{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null},{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null}],"codes":["P0A41","P0A42"],"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":[]}