2001 KIA OPTIMA RECALLS/DEFECTS & PROBLEMS

2001 KIA OPTIMA RECALLS/DEFECTS & PROBLEMS

Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of 2001 KIA OPTIMA recalls and defects found on 2001 KIA OPTIMA automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized to order the 2001 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 structure, or performance.  Look up customer problems!

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- AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
- SUSPENSION:FRONT

Most Recent Recalls For 2001 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.
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.