TSB TSB-068 — Kia Service bulletin

TSB-068 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for 3 Kia models, 2001–2006 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. KIA: INTERMITTENT MIL ON WITH NO FAULT CODE STORED; INFORMATION ABOUT DTC P1330. PROVIDES INFORMATION RELATING TO CERTAIN VEHICLES. IN AFFECTED VEHICLES AN INTERMITTENT SHORT TO GROUND IN A CIRCUIT ONLY INTENDED FOR TESTING PURPOSES MAY CAUSE THE MIL TO ILLUMINATE AND A DTC…

NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.

1Document filed
3Vehicles named
6Model years

Vehicles and model years TSB-068 names

VehicleModel years
Kia Optima 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
Kia Sedona 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
Kia Sorento 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

Every document filed under TSB-068

Document IDFiledType
TSB-068 May 1, 2010 Service bulletin

What TSB-068 covers

Engine — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB TSB-068?

TSB-068 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Kia, covering 3 Kia models across the 2001–2006 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: KIA: INTERMITTENT MIL ON WITH NO FAULT CODE STORED; INFORMATION ABOUT DTC P1330. PROVIDES INFORMATION RELATING TO CERTAIN VEHICLES. IN AFFECTED VEHICLES AN INTERMITTENT SHORT TO GROUND IN A CIRCUIT ONLY INTENDED FOR TESTING PURPOSES MAY CAUSE THE MIL TO ILLUMINATE AND A DTC…

Which vehicles does TSB-068 cover?

NHTSA's file names Kia Optima (2001–2005); Kia Sedona (2002–2005); Kia Sorento (2003–2006). A bulletin number can be re-issued against more vehicles later, so check the model-year list on this page against your own.

Is TSB TSB-068 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. TSB-068 is repair guidance the manufacturer sent its dealers, not a safety defect finding. You pay for the work unless the vehicle is still under warranty. Recall repairs, by contrast, are always free.

How do I get the full text of TSB-068?

Take the document ID to a dealer's service desk, or search NHTSA's manufacturer-communications records. This page carries every document ID filed under TSB-068, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.

Data updated 2026-08-20 from NHTSA's public records

Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. This page lists only what NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file records under TSB-068. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.