Recall · 20V100000
Kia Motors America recalled the KIA Optima over fuel system, gasoline
141,774
Vehicles covered
1
Model
2
Model years
February 21, 2020
Filed with NHTSA
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
- The defect
- Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2013-2014 Optima vehicles equipped with 2.4L Gasoline Direct Injection (GDI) or 2.0L GDI Turbo engines. The low pressure fuel hose may deteriorate and crack over time due to heat generated within the engine compartment.
- What it can cause
- If the fuel hose cracks, a fuel leak can occur, increasing the risk of a fire.
- What the dealer does
- Kia will notify Owners, and Dealers will inspect the low pressure fuel hose for damage or leaking, replacing it as necessary. If no damage or leaking is found, a heat-protective tape will be installed. Repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began June 12, 2020. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC187.
- NHTSA's note
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
How this campaign compares
At 141,774 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 94% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2013 to 2014, so the oldest vehicles on it were 7 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Kia vehicles have been recalled over the fuel system, gasoline 9 times before this, most recently in December 2018 as 18V907000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for all 2 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 1,963 complaints with NHTSA, 769 of them before this campaign was filed. 34 of those name the fuel system, gasoline, the system this recall is about — a count of complaints, not of this defect. The earliest of them reached NHTSA in September 2012, 7 years before this filing.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 5 other recalls published here, the newest being: 23V652000 (service brakes, hydraulic), 22V560000 (structure), 22V093000 (fuel system, gasoline), 21V331000 (service brakes, hydraulic).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Kia Motors America with NHTSA on February 21, 2020 as campaign 20V100000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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