KIA OPTIMA PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

KIA OPTIMA PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of KIA OPTIMA recalls and defective parts found on KIA OPTIMA automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized to order the KIA OPTIMA manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor vehicle equipment when its investigation indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their design, structure, body, or performance.

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Most Recent Recalls For KIA OPTIMA

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
2001-2004 KIA OPTIMA SUSPENSION:FRONT Recall
2001-2004 KIA OPTIMA	SUSPENSION:FRONT Units affected: 36538	HYUNDAI-KIA AMERICA TECHNICAL CENTER INC Report Date: 2009-05-27
Summary: KIA MOTORS CORPORATION (KMC) IS RECALLING 36,538 MODEL YEAR 2001-2004 OPTIMA VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. ROAD SALT APPLIED IN THESE STATES DURING THE WINTER MONTHS MAY RESULT IN PROGRESSIVE, INTERNAL CORROSION OF THE FRONT SUBFRAME. OVER TIME, SUCH SUBFRAME CORROSION NEAR THE CONNECTION TO THE LOWER CONTROL ARM CAN LEAD TO WHEEL MISALIGNMENT AND/OR OTHER NOTICEABLE STRESS IN STEERING, OR ACCELERATED ABNORMAL TIRE WEAR.
2002-2003 KIA OPTIMA FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY Recall
2002-2003 KIA OPTIMA	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY Units affected: 25803	KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. Report Date: 2004-04-12
Summary: SOME PASSENGER VEHICLES MAY CONTAIN A FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY VALVE THAT MAY NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. IF A VEHICLE WITH A FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY VALVE THAT IS NOT PROPERLY CLOSED WERE TO ROLL OVER, FUEL SPILLAGE MAY OCCUR.
2001-2002 KIA OPTIMA ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY Recall
2001-2002 KIA OPTIMA	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY Units affected: 11501	KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. Report Date: 2003-03-04
Summary: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.5 AND 2.7 LITER V6 ENGINES, THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR (CKP) CASES DID NOT MEET DIMENSIONAL SPECIFICATIONS.
2001 KIA OPTIMA AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW Recall
2001 KIA OPTIMA	AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW Units affected: 16231	KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. Report Date: 2001-05-01
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE SIDE AIR BAG WIRE HARNESS FOR THE DRIVER POSITION COULD BE MIS-ROUTED, WHICH COULD RESULT IN IT BEING PINCHED OR CUT BY THE SEAT CUSHION TILT MECHANISM.