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Year · Make · Model

2019 KIA Optima

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

1
Open recalls
195
NHTSA complaints
2
Defect investigations
122
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Frontal
Side
Rollover

Consumer complaints

195 filed
20
Crashes
6
Fires
16
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Engine
    83
  • Unknown OR Other
    38
  • Forward Collision AVOIDANCE: Warnings
    27
  • Electrical System
    21
  • Service Brakes
    18
  • Power Train
    15
  • STRUCTURE:BODY
    14
  • FUEL/PROPULSION System
    13

Recalls

1 campaign
19V539000·FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING2019-07-19

Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2019 Optima vehicles equipped with Gamma 1.6L Turbo-GDI or Theta II 2.0L Turbo-GDI engines. A software error in the Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA) system may cause the braking assist function to not engage when a stationary vehicle is detected.

RiskImproper intervention of the Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist can increase the risk of a crash.

FixKia will notify owners, and dealers will update the FCA software, free of charge. The recall began August 27, 2019. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC179.

NHTSA investigations

2 actions
DP22003·ENGINE2022-09-12 → 2023-12-12

Loss of Motive Power

EA19001·AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE2019-04-19 → 2024-09-19

Electrical overstress

Led to recall20V024

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