{"nhtsa_id":10109752,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2017-08-02","date":"2016-08-28","document_id":"PS343","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"STEERING","mfr_system":null,"summary":"PITSTOP: OILY SUBSTANCE DRIPPING FROM MDPS STEERING COLUMN - On some Optima (QF/TF/TF HEV) vehicles, the customer may complain of an oily substance dripping onto the driver?s side floorboard area, especially in areas with high ambient temperatures. This article provides the process to resolve by cleaning excessive amounts of grease applied applied to the steering column tilt adjustment area.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2016/MC-10109752-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2016/MC-10109752-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10109752","components":[{"id":"steering","name":"Steering","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"KIA","model":"OPTIMA","year_from":2011,"year_to":2015,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2011_kia_optima","2012_kia_optima","2013_kia_optima","2014_kia_optima","2015_kia_optima"]},{"make":"KIA","model":"OPTIMA HYBRID","year_from":2011,"year_to":2015,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2011_kia_optima","2012_kia_optima","2013_kia_optima","2014_kia_optima","2015_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":[]}