{"nhtsa_id":10116819,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2017-08-31","date":"2016-12-16","document_id":"TSB-CHA066R1","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR","mfr_system":null,"summary":"TSB: FRONT STABILIZER LINK REPLACEMENT - This bulletin provides the procedure to replace the front stabilizer links of some Optima (TF/QF), Optima Hybrid (TF HEV) and Rio (UB) vehicles, which may experience an abnormal noise emanating from the front of the vehicle when going over bumps or uneven pavement. To resolve the noise concern, perform the procedure outlined in this bulletin to replace the front stabilizer links with the improved parts.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2016/MC-10116819-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2016/MC-10116819-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10116819","components":[{"id":"suspension","name":"Suspension","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"KIA","model":"OPTIMA","year_from":2011,"year_to":2013,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2011_kia_optima","2012_kia_optima","2013_kia_optima"]},{"make":"KIA","model":"OPTIMA HYBRID","year_from":2011,"year_to":2013,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2011_kia_optima","2012_kia_optima","2013_kia_optima"]},{"make":"KIA","model":"RIO","year_from":2012,"year_to":2013,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2012_kia_rio","2013_kia_rio"]}],"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":[]}