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January 10, 2019 Service bulletin

2.4L GDI engine start logic improvement (SA369)

Kia technical service bulletin TSBENG198 for 2019 Kia Optima.

Bulletin number
TSBENG198
Component
Engine and engine cooling
Summary
TSB: SERVICE ACTION: 2.4L GDI ENGINE START LOGIC IMPROVEMENT (SA369) - This bulletin provides the procedure to improve the logic of the Engine Control Unit (ECU) on some 2019MY Optima (JFa) vehicles, produced from May 21, 2018 through January 4, 2019, which may experience an intermittent difficult-to-start concern during a cold start.

Owners of these vehicles have filed 95 complaints in the engine category.

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