1 NHTSA safety recall covers the 2019 Kia Optima. Owners have filed 211 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Kia dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2019 Kia Optima. Check your Optima by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 211 complaints with NHTSA about the 2019 Kia Optima, reporting 20 crashes, 6 fires, 16 injuries. Kia has issued at least 130 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation lists this model year in 3 investigations. An investigation is not a recall; it is how NHTSA decides whether one is needed.
Owners have filed 211 complaints with NHTSA about the 2019 Kia Optima. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“Drove roughly an hour from Roseville MI to Temperance MI. Car was fine. No issues on the drive. Gauges were all fine. Got to my friend's house and took my stuff inside. Came back out immediately and saw dark smoke now coming from the hood.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11735174
“For several years my 'check hybrid engine' followed by turn off engine. The dealership can not figure out the cause. Twice in the last month the engine has automatically shut off when the "check hybrid engine' warning light displays.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11657677
“The contact owned a 2019 Kia Optima. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving at 60 MPH, she noticed there was smoke emerging from the engine. The driver pulled over safely.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11730204
“Car was affected by emergency theft system locked car down when moving and caused airbags to deploy in which fractured my spine vertebra causing spinal fusion”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11708483
“After routine maintenance replacing the valve cover gasket, the low pressure GDI fuel line developed a leak in an area away from where the maintenance had occurred. After a [removed], the car developed a fire in the engine compartment.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11702944
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2019 Kia Optima is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Kia dealer.