Vehicle profile
2019 Kia Optima
Sedan · Large Cars
Specifications
What's under the hood.
- Horsepower
- 185 hp
- Cylinders
- 4-cyl
- Displacement
- 2.4L
- Fuel
- Gasoline
- Transmission
- Automatic 6-spd
- Drive
- FWD
- Body class
- Large Cars
- Doors
- 4
Federal recall campaigns
1 federal recall campaign.
How this compares
- vs 2019 Large Cars
- 0.64× the 1.56 campaigns averaged across that group (fewer than typical)
- Most-affected system
- FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE — 1 of 1 (100%)
Derived from the federal campaign record across 2019 vehicles in the same body class. Counts are of campaigns, not of faults found.
19V539000
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKINGKia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2019 Optima vehicles equipped with Gamma 1.6L Turbo-GDI or Theta II 2.0L Turbo-GDI engines. A software error in the Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA) system may cause the braking assist function to not engage when a stationary vehicle is detected.
Consequence: Improper intervention of the Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist can increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Kia will notify owners, and dealers will update the FCA software, free of charge. The recall began August 27, 2019. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC179.
2019-07-19
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