{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "KIA recall 12V014 (SC094): Model Year 2006-2008 Kia Optima",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v014/",
  "summary": "Recall 12V014 (Kia): IF THE CLOCK SPRING DEVELOPS HIGH RESISTANCE, IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE DRIVERS AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY AND WILL NOT BE ABLE TO...",
  "excerpt": "Kia Optima, Kia Rondo, model years 2006 to 2008. Filed by Kia Motors Corporation and reported to NHTSA on 17 January 2012. 145,755 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Kia motors america, inc. (kia) is recalling certain model year 2006-2008 kia optima vehicles manufactured from september 29, 2005, through january 29, 2008, and model year 2007 and 2008 kia rondo vehicles manufactured from september 13, 2006, through march 21, 2008. the clock spring contact assembly for the driver's … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Kia's own number for this recall: SC094. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 12V014 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “IF THE CLOCK SPRING DEVELOPS HIGH RESISTANCE, IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE DRIVERS AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY AND WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PROPERLY PROTECT THE DRIVER, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURIES.” 12V014 KIA MOTORS CORPORATION Air Bags:Frontal 17 January 2012 2006-2008 KIA OPTIMA, KIA RONDO IF THE CLOCK SPRING DEVELOPS HIGH RESISTANCE, IN THE EV",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T14:14:23+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T05:36:31+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"KIA recall 12V014 (SC094): Model Year 2006-2008 Kia Optima\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v014/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}