NHTSA recall 11V153000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 11V153000 |
| Manufacturer's number | SC088 |
| Manufacturer | KIA MOTORS CORPORATION |
| Reported | 2011-03-09 |
| Owners notified | 2011-03-23 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT |
| Units potentially affected | 70115 |
What is wrong
KIA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006-2008 OPTIMA VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 29, 2005, THROUGH JUNE 13, 2007. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE SHIFT CABLE MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED INCORRECTLY, CAUSING TENSION IN THE CABLE. IF PRESENT, THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE CABLE TO DETACH FROM THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY'S DOWEL PIN PREVENTING THE TRANSMISSION FROM BEING SHIFTED. THE SHIFT LEVER CAN THEN BE MOVED INTO THE PARK (P) POSITION WHILE THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION IS STILL IN THE LAST USED GEAR BEFORE DETACHMENT.
What can happen
IF THE DRIVER LEAVES THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ENGAGING THE PARKING BRAKE, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE VEHICLE CAN ROLL INJURE A PERSON IN ITS PATH OR CAUSE A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE SHIFT CABLE AND REINSTALL IF NECESSARY FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 23, 2011. OWNER MAY CONTACT KIA AT 1-800-333-4542.
Notes
KIA'S SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS SC088.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
| 2006 KIA OPTIMA | Built 2005-09-29 to 2007-06-13. |
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| 2007 KIA OPTIMA | Built 2005-09-29 to 2007-06-13. |
| 2008 KIA OPTIMA | Built 2005-09-29 to 2007-06-13. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Investigated as PE10046
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| PE10046 | Preliminary evaluation, opened 2010-11-22, closed 2011-04-05. Transmission Shift Cable Detachment. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL); POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| TSB-061 REV 1 | 2010-12-14. Service bulletin. KIA: PROVIDES INFORMATION RELATED TO THE ECM SOFTWARE UPGRADE OF SOME VEHICLES WITH 3.8L AND 2.7L ENGINES WHICH MAY EXPERIENCE A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH THE PCM (POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE) SYSTEM RELATED DTC(S). *PE |
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| 031 | 2008-01-15. Service bulletin. 2006.5 MY OPTIMA (MG) 2.4L CALIBRATION VERIFICATION NUMBER/POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE REPROGRAM. *NJ |
| 01011901 | 2007-10-11. Service bulletin. OPTIMA (MG) SHIFT CABLE DETACHMENT. *NJ |
| 073 | 2007-08-13. Service bulletin. CALIBRATION VERIFICATION NUMBER / POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE REPROGRAM. *KB |
| 018 | 2007-05-15. Service bulletin. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ADAPTIVE VALUE RESET/RELEARN. *KB |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.