# NHTSA recall 23V594000

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: 23V594000
- Manufacturer's number: SC278
- Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.
- Reported: 2023\-08\-24
- Owners notified: 2023\-10\-19
- Component: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LATCH
- Units potentially affected: 319436
- Part numbers: 81230\-1W010 and 81230\-1W030, 81230\-D4000

## What is wrong

Kia America, Inc. \(Kia\) is recalling certain 2016\-2017 Rio, 2016\-2018 Optima, 2017\-2018 Optima Hybrid and Optima Plug\-in Hybrid vehicles.  The trunk latch base may crack, preventing the opening of the trunk from the inside.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 401, "Internal Trunk Release."


## What can happen

A person inside the trunk compartment may become trapped, increasing their risk of injury.


## The remedy

Dealers will replace the trunk latch base subassembly, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed October 19, 2023.  Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1\-800\-333\-4542.  Kia's number for this recall is SC278.


## 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.nhtsa.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Annual report 1, for 2025 quarter 4 to 2026 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-10\-14
- Vehicles in the campaign: 319436
- Reported remedied: 132557 \(41%\)
- Reported unreachable: 52186
- Reported removed: 40843

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 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)
- [2017 KIA OPTIMA](/makes/kia/optima/2017/recalls.md)
- [2018 KIA OPTIMA](/makes/kia/optima/2018/recalls.md)
- [2017 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID](/makes/kia/optima/2017/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2018 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID](/makes/kia/optima/2018/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2017 KIA OPTIMA PHEV](/makes/kia/optima/2017/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2018 KIA OPTIMA PHEV](/makes/kia/optima/2018/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2016 KIA RIO](/makes/kia/rio/2016/recalls.md)
- [2017 KIA RIO](/makes/kia/rio/2017/recalls.md)

## 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\_BOD314](/bulletins/10237139.md), 2023-06-01, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_BOD208](/bulletins/10177046.md), 2020-07-06, Service bulletin
- [TSBELE163](/bulletins/10160618.md), 2019-06-04, Service bulletin
- [TSB\-GEN085](/bulletins/10109777.md), 2017-08-02, Service bulletin
- [TSB BOD131\_SA219](/bulletins/10091950.md), 2017-02-16, Service bulletin
- [TSBBOD131](/bulletins/10089461.md), 2017-01-25, 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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