{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Kia recall 16V231 (SC131): Model Year 2016 Kia Optima",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v231/",
  "summary": "Recall 16V231 (Kia): If the second stage air bag does not deploy it increases the risk of injury or death. Kia's own number: SC131.",
  "excerpt": "Kia Optima, model year 2016. Filed by Kia Motors America and reported to NHTSA on 21 April 2016. 17 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain model year 2016 Kia Optima vehicles manufactured November 10, 2015, to February 12, 2016. In these vehicles, a chemical enhancer required for the for the second stage deployment of the driver's frontal air bag was not loaded, resulting in the second stage not deploying in … 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: SC131. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 16V231 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 second stage air bag does not deploy it increases the risk of injury or death.” 16V231 Kia Motors America Air Bags:Frontal 21 April 2016 2016-2016 KIA OPTIMA If the second stage air bag does not deploy it increases the risk of injury or death. Kia will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag module, free of charge. The recall began on M",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T18:19:09+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T10:42:07+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Kia recall 16V231 (SC131): Model Year 2016 Kia Optima\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v231/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}