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title: "KIA OPTIMA HYBRID (2017) - Recall 23V594000 — NHTSA record 253138 | Is It on Recall"
description: "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 m"
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updated: 2026-10-01
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# KIA OPTIMA HYBRID (2017) - Recall 23V594000 — NHTSA record 253138

Published notice; closure not supplied

A campaign record does not say whether this individual vehicle has received the remedy. Check the VIN with NHTSA or the manufacturer.

Source date Aug 24, 2023. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

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## What the record says

- **Product**: KIA OPTIMA HYBRID (2017) - Recall 23V594000
- **Reason**: 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." A person inside the trunk compartment may become trapped, increasing their risk of injury.
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: Kia America, Inc.
- **Quantity**: 319436
- **Agency-reported status**: Published safety recall
- **Source record identifier**: 253138

[Open the official record](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=23V594000)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Product applicability: KIA OPTIMA HYBRID; model year 2017. Check the model identifiers and, for a vehicle, the VIN on the official recall site. |

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## Distribution

Not supplied

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## Dates in the source

- **Report received**: Aug 24, 2023
- **Owner notification**: Oct 19, 2023
- **Record created**: Aug 25, 2023

FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable.

## What to do next

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.

[Read the current instructions](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=23V594000)

Use [NHTSA's VIN check](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls) to check an individual vehicle and its remedy status.

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