{"nhtsa_id":10239736,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2023-08-02","date":"2023-07-13","document_id":"SC269_TSB","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","mfr_system":null,"summary":"VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN: HIGH-VOLTAGE BATTERY SAFETY PLUG FUSE INSPECTION AND REPLACEMENT (SC269) - This bulletin provides information to inspect and, if necessary, replace the High Voltage Battery (HVB) Safety Plug Fuse Assembly or Main Fuse on 2013-2016MY Optima Hybrid (TF HEV) vehicles produced from September 27, 2012 through July 22, 2015. The high-voltage fuse in the subject vehicles may have been replaced with an improper aftermarket fuse by third-party repair facilities. A fuse of incorrect capacity may experience a shortened service life, which may result in illumination of the “Hybrid System Warning” and/or “Check Engine Light,” followed by a no-start condition. Furthermore, an improper aftermarket fuse may fail and result in a fire.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2023/MC-10239736-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2023/MC-10239736-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10239736","components":[{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null},{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"KIA","model":"OPTIMA HYBRID","year_from":2013,"year_to":2016,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2013_kia_optima","2014_kia_optima","2015_kia_optima","2016_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":[]}