{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Kia recall 18V161 (SC162): 2017-2018 Kia Optima Hybrid",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v161/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V161 (Kia): If the VPD activates while the vehicle is being operated in Electric Vehicle (EV) mode, there may be a loss of power, increasing th...",
  "excerpt": "Kia Optima, model years 2017 to 2018. Filed by Kia Motors America and reported to NHTSA on 8 March 2018. 1,710 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Kia Optima hybrid vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with a Voltage Protection Device (VPD), designed to protect the high voltage battery module, that may activate inadvertently. 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: SC162. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 18V161 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 VPD activates while the vehicle is being operated in Electric Vehicle (EV) mode, there may be a loss of power, increasing the risk of a crash.” 18V161 Kia Motors America Hybrid Propulsion System 8 March 2018 2017-2018 KIA OPTIMA If the VPD activates while the vehicle is being operated in Electric Vehicle (EV) mode, there may be a loss of power, increasing the risk of a crash. Kia will notify owners, and dealers will remove the VPD swit",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:34:24+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T14:01:25+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Kia recall 18V161 (SC162): 2017-2018 Kia Optima Hybrid\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v161/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}