NHTSA Campaign 19V539000
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
NHTSA campaign 19V539000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the forward collision avoidance: automatic emergency braking. The repair is free.
Kia Motors America filed the report for 19V539000 with NHTSA on July 19, 2019; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 19V539000, NHTSA lists up to 11,423 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 21, 2018 and May 29, 2019.
The 19V539000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 19V539000 were scheduled from August 27, 2019, 39 days after the report.
19V539000 covers 1 model from Kia, model years 2019.
Owners of the model years 19V539000 covers have filed at least 36 complaints naming the forward collision avoidance, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 19V539000 ranks 41 of 79 Kia Motors America recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2019 Optima vehicles equipped with Gamma 1.6L Turbo-GDI or Theta II 2.0L Turbo-GDI engines. A software error in the Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA) system may cause the braking assist function to not engage when a stationary vehicle is detected.
- The risk
- Improper intervention of the Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist can increase the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Kia will notify owners, and dealers will update the FCA software, free of charge. The recall began August 27, 2019. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC179.
Reported July 19, 2019
Vehicles covered by 19V539000 (1)
Kia (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 19V539000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: July 19, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted