23V594000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LATCH
A person inside the trunk compartment may become trapped, increasing their risk of injury.
2018 KIA OPTIMA
2 safety recall campaigns, 2 defect investigations, 332 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns2
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations2
Owner complaints332
Complaints citing a crash14
Complaints citing a fire17
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 2 of 2
18V161000
HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM
If the VPD activates while the vehicle is being operated in Electric Vehicle (EV) mode, there may be a loss of power, increasing the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 129ENGINE
- 37UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 31ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 18POWER TRAIN
- 17SERVICE BRAKES
- 13FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 13EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- 12STEERING
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2018 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.