NHTSA Safety Recalls
2019 Kia Optima Recalls
The 2019 Kia Optima has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on July 19, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2019 Kia Optima. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 212
- Crashes reported
- 20
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
7 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2019 Kia Optima, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2019 Kia Optima
Forward collision avoidance: automatic emergency braking
- Campaign
- 19V539000
- Reported
- July 19, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 11,423
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2019 Kia Optima
2019 Kia Optima complaints by year
NHTSA has received 212 owner complaints about the 2019 Kia Optima, the newest on October 9, 2026. Of these, 20 describe a crash (9%) and 7 a fire; owners reported 16 injuries.
In complaints about the 2019 Kia Optima, the component group named most often is the engine (43%), followed by the forward collision avoidance (17%) and the electrical system (11%).
The 2019 Kia Optima's only recall also concerns the forward collision avoidance.
Where 2019 Kia Optima owners gave the mileage (52 complaints), the median was 30,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine92
- Unknown Or Other43
- Forward Collision Avoidance36
- Electrical System23
- Service Brakes18
- Fuel/Propulsion System17
Complaints received, by year
| 2019 | 11 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 13 | |
| 2021 | 17 | |
| 2022 | 14 | |
| 2023 | 34 | |
| 2024 | 46 | |
| 2025 | 48 | |
| 2026 | 29 |
Complaints about the 2019 Kia Optima peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 48. 26% arrived between 2018 and 2022, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2019 vehicles, the 2019 Kia Optima drew 1.1× the complaints of the median Kia Optima year in the same window: 8th highest of the 20 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 212 complaints about the 2019 Kia Optima are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Kia Optima by model year
Other 2019 Kia models
Newest record on this page: October 9, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted