{"nhtsa_id":10206885,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2022-02-04","date":"2022-01-05","document_id":"WTY023_DPSM","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"STEERING","mfr_system":null,"summary":"WARRANTY EXTENSION: DEALER PARTS AND SERVICE MANAGER MEMO - This document is the announcement to the dealer Parts and Service Managers of the warranty extension program for WTY023. Kia America, Inc., is extending the New Vehicle Limited Warranty coverage for the Motor Driven Power Steering (MDPS) unit, also known as Electronic Power Steering (EPS) unit, from 5 years/60,000 miles to 15 years/150,000 miles, whichever comes first, starting from the date the vehicle was first put into service.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2022/MC-10206885-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2022/MC-10206885-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10206885","components":[{"id":"steering","name":"Steering","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"KIA","model":"OPTIMA","year_from":2016,"year_to":2017,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2016_kia_optima","2017_kia_optima"]},{"make":"KIA","model":"OPTIMA HYBRID","year_from":2017,"year_to":2017,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2017_kia_optima"]},{"make":"KIA","model":"OPTIMA PHEV","year_from":2017,"year_to":2017,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2017_kia_optima"]},{"make":"KIA","model":"SORENTO","year_from":2016,"year_to":2017,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2016_kia_sorento","2017_kia_sorento"]}],"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":[]}