Kia Optima Recalls
The Optima has been recalled 16 times. The 2011 and 2013 model years have been involved in the most campaigns.
Recalls are free repairs, initiated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration or Kia itself, for a widespread safety problem. They might be a pain, but a recalled problem is better than an ignored one.
Latest Optima Recall News
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Kia is recalling nearly 68,000 engines with fuel tubes that were misaligned, improperly tightened, or otherwise damaged during installation.
This lets gas can spray out onto hot surfaces and is the perfect recipe for engine fires. To make matters worse, these engines were the replacements for recalled engines that suffered from knocking and seizing due to widespread oil flow problems. Yeesh.…
keep reading article "Even Kia’s Replacement Engines Are Catching on Fire"There is a single 2016 Optima owner out there that needs a new airbag, and Kia is issuing a recall just for them.
Kia is recalling one (1) model year 2016 Kia Optima to fix the end seal for the driver-side frontal airbag inflator that may not have been installed correctly.
And you thought you were having a bad day.
keep reading article "One Optima Owner Needs a New Airbag"