2004 Kia Optima: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2004 Kia Optima. The campaign is 09V183000. NHTSA received the report on 27 May 2009. The NHTSA record gives the component Suspension / Front. NHTSA has 225 complaints on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of campaign 09V183000, in the NHTSA record
Kmc will notify owners and dealers will repair the vehicles free of charge. The safety recall began on june 15, 2009. Owners may contact kia's consumer assistance center at 1-800-333-4542.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
1 campaign. 36,538 units in total.
09V183000Received . 36,538 units.
Suspension / Front
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Kia motors corporation (kmc) is recalling 36,538 model year 2001-2004 optima vehicles originally sold in or currently registered in the states of connecticut, delaware, illinois, indiana, iowa, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, missouri, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, vermont, west virginia, wisconsin, and the district of columbia. Road salt applied in these states during the winter months may result in progressive, internal corrosion of the front subframe. Over time, such subframe corrosion near the connection to the lower control arm can lead to wheel misalignment and/or other noticeable stress in steering, or accelerated abnormal tire wear.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Corrosion of the front subframe could lead to separation, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Kmc will notify owners and dealers will repair the vehicles free of charge. The safety recall began on june 15, 2009. Owners may contact kia's consumer assistance center at 1-800-333-4542.
Report filed by KIA MOTORS CORPORATION. Manufacturer campaign number SC075. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
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Complaints by component
225 complaints, 306 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 2004 Kia Optima
- All 2004 vehicles
| Component | 2004 Optima | All 2004 vehicles | Optima, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latches/Locks/Linkages | 264.7 | 14.8 | 26.1 | 81 |
| Electrical System | 147.1 | 129.3 | 90.8 | 45 |
| Structure | 137.3 | 73.3 | 54.3 | 42 |
| Air Bags | 85 | 78.9 | 55 | 26 |
| Suspension | 62.1 | 51.1 | 17.6 | 19 |
| Unknown or Other | 39.2 | 25.1 | 81.2 | 12 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 35.9 | 60.7 | 23.8 | 11 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 29.4 | 27.9 | 10.5 | 9 |
| Power Train | 26.1 | 113.4 | 48.7 | 8 |
| Steering | 22.9 | 71.7 | 72.7 | 7 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 25.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 8
- Complaints that report a fire
- 3
- Injuries in the complaints
- 8
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 11 Feb 2025
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2004 Kia OptimaThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2004 Kia Optima: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/kia/optima/2004/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2004 Kia Optima?
- 36,538 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Kia Optima have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 22 recall campaigns for the Kia Optima, model years 2001 to 2020. 1 of them names the 2004 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2004 Kia Optima name most often?
- Latches/Locks/Linkages: 81 of 306 component mentions, or 264.7 per 1,000. For all 2004 vehicles the figure is 14.8 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2004 Kia Optima open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.