{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Kia recall 19V539 (SC179): 2019 Optima",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/19v539/",
  "summary": "Recall 19V539 (Kia): Improper intervention of the Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist can increase the risk of a crash. Kia's own number: SC179.",
  "excerpt": "Kia Optima, model year 2019. Filed by Kia Motors America and reported to NHTSA on 19 July 2019. 11,423 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2019 Optima vehicles equipped with Gamma 1.6L Turbo-GDI or Theta II 2.0L Turbo-GDI engines. A software error in the Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA) system may cause the braking assist function to not engage when a stationary vehicle is detected. 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: SC179. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 19V539 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: “Improper intervention of the Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist can increase the risk of a crash.” 19V539 Kia Motors America Forward Collision Avoidance:Automatic Emergency Braking 19 July 2019 2019-2019 KIA OPTIMA Improper intervention of the Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist can increase the risk of a crash. Kia will notify owners, and dealers will update the FCA software, free of char",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T20:40:02+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T16:21:14+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Kia recall 19V539 (SC179): 2019 Optima\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/19v539/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}