NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Kia Optima Hybrid Recalls
The 2011 Kia Optima Hybrid has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 25, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Kia Optima Hybrid. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 34
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
On a 2011 Kia Optima Hybrid, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2011 Kia Optima Hybrid
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module
- Campaign
- 23V652000
- Reported
- September 25, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,730,192
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2013 Optima Hybrid, 11 other models
Engine
- Campaign
- 20V750000
- Reported
- December 2, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 294,756
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2013 Optima Hybrid, 5 other models
Air bags: air bag/restraint control module
- Campaign
- 18V363000
- Reported
- June 1, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 507,587
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2012 Optima Hybrid, 4 other models
2011 Kia Optima Hybrid complaints by year
NHTSA has received 34 owner complaints about the 2011 Kia Optima Hybrid, the newest on November 26, 2024. Of these, 2 describe a crash (6%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2011 Kia Optima Hybrid, the component group named most often is the engine (56%), followed by the electrical system (18%) and the air bags (12%).
1 of the 2011 Kia Optima Hybrid's 3 recalls also concerns the engine.
Where 2011 Kia Optima Hybrid owners gave the mileage (30 complaints), the median was 70,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine19
- Electrical System6
- Air Bags4
- Power Train4
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic3
- Vehicle Speed Control3
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 8 | |
| 2019 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2011 Kia Optima Hybrid peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 8. 18% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.
The 34 complaints about the 2011 Kia Optima Hybrid are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Kia Optima Hybrid by model year
Other 2011 Kia models
Newest record on this page: November 26, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted