# NHTSA recall 16V231000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 16V231000
- Manufacturer's number: SC131
- Manufacturer: Kia Motors America
- Reported: 2016\-04\-21
- Owners notified: 2016\-05\-06
- Component: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- Units potentially affected: 17

## What is wrong

Kia Motors America \(Kia\) is recalling certain model year 2016 Kia Optima vehicles manufactured November 10, 2015, to February 12, 2016.  In these vehicles, a chemical enhancer required for the for the second stage deployment of the driver's frontal air bag was not loaded, resulting in the second stage not deploying in necessitating crashes.


## What can happen

If the second stage air bag does not deploy it increases the risk of injury or death.


## The remedy

Kia will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag module, free of charge.  The recall began on May 6, 2016.  Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1\-800\-333\-4542.  Kia's number for this recall is SC131.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2017 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2017\-10\-19
- Vehicles in the campaign: 17
- Reported remedied: 16 \(94%\)
- Reported unreachable: 1
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 quarter 3, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2016 KIA OPTIMA](/makes/kia/optima/2016/recalls.md). Built 2015\-11\-10 to 2016\-02\-12.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [TSB\-SC\-131](/bulletins/10079921.md), 2016-09-14, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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