{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Kia recall 16V705 (SC139): Model Year 2016 Kia Optima",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v705/",
  "summary": "Recall 16V705 (Kia): If the driveshaft cracks and separates from the vehicle, it will not be able to move forward. Additionally, if the parking brake is...",
  "excerpt": "Kia Optima, model year 2016. Filed by Kia Motors America and reported to NHTSA on 3 October 2016. 12,214 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain model year 2016 Kia Optima vehicles manufactured November 13, 2015, to April 23, 2016 and equipped with a 2.4l engine. The right front axle driveshaft may crack and fail. 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: SC139. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 16V705 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 driveshaft cracks and separates from the vehicle, it will not be able to move forward. Additionally, if the parking brake is not applied upon exiting the vehicle, the vehicle may roll. Either scenario can increase the risk of a crash…” 16V705 Kia Motors America Power Train:Axle Assembly:Axle Shaft 3 October 2016 2016-2016 KIA OPTIMA If the driveshaft cracks and separates from the vehicle, it will not be able to move forward. Additionally, if the parking brake is",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T18:39:57+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T11:33:01+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Kia recall 16V705 (SC139): Model Year 2016 Kia Optima\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v705/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}