{"nhtsa_id":10147431,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2018-11-13","date":"2018-10-12","document_id":"TSBCHA092","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"SERVICE BRAKES","mfr_system":null,"summary":"TSB: BRAKE PEDAL STOPPER PAD REPLACEMENT - This bulletin provides the procedure to replace the brake pedal stopper pad on some 2012-2013MY Optima (QF) vehicles, produced from August 12, 2011 through September 27, 2013. The brake pedal stopper pad may deteriorate over time, allowing the stop lamp switch plunger to remain extended when the brake pedal is released. A deteriorated pad can result in the continuous illumination of the stop lamps. If the continuous illumination of the stop lamps is duplicated, follow the procedure outlined in this bulletin to replace the brake pedal stopper pad.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10147431-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10147431-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10147431","components":[{"id":"brakes","name":"Brakes","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"KIA","model":"OPTIMA","year_from":2012,"year_to":2013,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["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":[]}