{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"19V539000","date":"2019-07-19","owner_notified":"2019-08-27","manufacturer":"Kia Motors America","component":"FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING","summary":"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.","consequence":"Improper intervention of the Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist can increase the risk of a crash.","remedy":"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.","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.","mfr_campaign":"SC179","part_number":null,"units":11423,"completion":{"kind":"quarterly","report_number":6,"period_from":"2020-4","period_to":"2020-4","submitted":"2021-01-18","involved":11423,"remedied":9844,"unreachable":410,"removed":101,"remedied_percent":86,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2019,"make":"KIA","model":"OPTIMA","vehicle_id":"2019_kia_optima","match":"exact","built_from":"2018-05-21","built_to":"2019-05-29"}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/19V539000"}