{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Kia recall 23V594 (SC278): Kia Optima, Kia Optima Hybrid, Kia Optima PHEV and 1 more (2016 to 2018)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/23v594/",
  "summary": "Recall 23V594 (Kia): A person inside the trunk compartment may become trapped, increasing their risk of injury. Kia's own number: SC278.",
  "excerpt": "Kia Optima, Kia Optima Hybrid, Kia Optima Phev, Kia Rio, model years 2016 to 2018. Filed by Kia America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 24 August 2023. 319,436 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Rio, 2016-2018 Optima, 2017-2018 Optima Hybrid and Optima Plug-in Hybrid vehicles. The trunk latch base may crack, preventing the opening of the trunk from the inside. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety … 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: SC278. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 23V594 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: “A person inside the trunk compartment may become trapped, increasing their risk of injury.” 23V594 Kia America, Inc. Latches/Locks/Linkages:Trunk Lid:Latch 24 August 2023 2016-2018 KIA OPTIMA, KIA OPTIMA HYBRID, KIA OPTIMA PHEV, KIA RIO A person inside the trunk compartment may become trapped, increasing their risk o",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T23:28:13+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T23:33:32+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Kia recall 23V594 (SC278): Kia Optima, Kia Optima Hybrid, Kia Optima PHEV and 1 more (2016 to 2018)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/23v594/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}