# NHTSA recall 17V007000

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: 17V007000
- Manufacturer's number: SC143
- Manufacturer: Kia Motors America
- Reported: 2017\-01\-06
- Owners notified: 2017\-01\-10
- Component: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
- Units potentially affected: 1

## What is wrong

Kia Motors America \(Kia\) has recalled one 2016 Optima vehicle.  In this vehicle, the end seal for the driver's frontal air bag inflator may not have been properly installed, possibly resulting in reduced inflation of the frontal air bag in the event of a crash.


## What can happen

In the event of a crash, an air bag that does not inflate fully increases the risk of injury.


## The remedy

The affected vehicle was remedied on January 10, 2017.  Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1\-800\-333\-4542.  Kia's number for this recall is SC143.


## 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 2018 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2018\-04\-16
- Vehicles in the campaign: 1
- Reported remedied: 1 \(100%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2018 quarter 2, 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 2016\-08\-28 to 2016\-08\-28.

## 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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