NHTSA Safety Recalls
2014 Kia Optima Recalls
The 2014 Kia Optima has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 25, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2014 Kia Optima. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 590
- Crashes reported
- 20
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
43 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2014 Kia Optima, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2014 Kia Optima
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 2011–2013, 2015 Optima, 11 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 22V093000
- Reported
- February 17, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 72,848
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2013 Optima
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module
- Campaign
- 21V331000
- Reported
- May 10, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 440,370
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2013, 2015 Optima, 1 other model
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module
- Campaign
- 20V519000
- Reported
- August 27, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 440,370
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2013, 2015 Optima, 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 20V100000
- Reported
- February 21, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 141,774
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2013 Optima
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 18V907000
- Reported
- December 19, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 71,653
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2013, 2015–2017 Optima, 2 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 17V224000
- Reported
- March 31, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 618,160
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2013 Optima, 2 other models
2014 Kia Optima complaints by year
NHTSA has received 590 owner complaints about the 2014 Kia Optima, the newest on October 15, 2026. Of these, 20 describe a crash (3%) and 43 a fire; owners reported 22 injuries and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2014 Kia Optima, the component group named most often is the engine (48%), followed by the steering (16%) and the electrical system (10%).
None of the 2014 Kia Optima's 7 recalls concerns the engine.
Where 2014 Kia Optima owners gave the mileage (335 complaints), the median was 71,875 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine284
- Steering96
- Unknown Or Other89
- Electrical System60
- Structure48
- Fuel/Propulsion System42
Complaints received, by year
| 2014 | 40 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 15 | |
| 2016 | 26 | |
| 2017 | 22 | |
| 2018 | 47 | |
| 2019 | 75 | |
| 2020 | 58 | |
| 2021 | 59 | |
| 2022 | 59 | |
| 2023 | 59 | |
| 2024 | 47 | |
| 2025 | 49 | |
| 2026 | 34 |
Complaints about the 2014 Kia Optima peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 75. 17% arrived between 2013 and 2017, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2014 vehicles, the 2014 Kia Optima drew 1.9× the complaints of the median Kia Optima year in the same window: 5th highest of the 20 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 590 complaints about the 2014 Kia Optima are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Kia Optima by model year
Other 2014 Kia models
Newest record on this page: October 15, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted