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Kia Optima recalls

6 DVSA safety recalls name the Kia Optima, launched 2013 to 2024. Each covers a range of build dates, not every Optima. Newest first; open a recall for the defect, the fix and every model it names.

Recall data updated

Recalls6
Latest launch2024
Earliest launch2013
Earliest and latest build dates named2010 to 2020
Is a specific Optima affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

All Kia Optima recalls

Newest first. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for this model, for the whole recall, or the figure DVSA repeats on each model line.
RecallLaunchedBuiltVehicles
Kia HECU Fuse Replacement (DVSA lists Optima TF) R/2024/4655 Dec 20249 Feb 2010 to 23 Jul 20153,069
Certain engines may have been produced with conditions that can cause premature wear R/2023/26613 Nov 20234 Dec 2015 to 13 Sep 2018610
The mesh filter inside the tandem pump may block causing insufficient oil supply and a risk R/2023/25529 Sep 202326 Oct 2018 to 25 Sep 202020,781 (whole recall)
The forward collision avoidance assist may fail to identify stationary vehicles (DVSA lists OPTIMA SALOON) R/2019/2595 Aug 201928 Sep 2017 to 21 May 2019411 per line
High voltage battery system may malfunction and cause a sudden loss of power (DVSA lists OPTIMA PHEV) R/2018/12313 Jun 201816 Oct 2015 to 11 Sep 2017398
Brake lights may malfunction R/2013/0551 Jun 201312 Aug 2010 to 24 Apr 201140,769 (whole recall)

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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