23V652000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
An engine compartment fire while parked or driving can increase the risk of injury.
2013 KIA OPTIMA
9 safety recall campaigns, 8 defect investigations (1 open), 1,878 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns9
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations81 open
Owner complaints1,878
Complaints citing a crash77
Complaints citing a fire167
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 6 of 9
22V560000
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
A plate that detaches during a crash may strike an occupant, increasing their risk of injury.
22V093000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
A fuel leak can increase the risk of a fire.
21V331000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
An electrical short in the HECU increases the risk of a fire while parked or driving.
20V519000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
If the HECU short circuits, there is an increased risk of an engine compartment fire.
20V100000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
If the fuel hose cracks, a fuel leak can occur, increasing the risk of a fire.
What owners report most
- 610ENGINE
- 212STEERING
- 184UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 142ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 119STRUCTURE:BODY
- 91FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 64POWER TRAIN
- 60AIR BAGS
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2013 KIA OPTIMAs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.