Airbags complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2012 Kia optima has 30 NHTSA airbags complaints and 1 airbags-related recall.
30
Complaints
1
Recalls
10
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
18V363000
AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE
Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2010-2013 Kia Forte, Forte Koup, 2011-2013 Kia Optima and 2011-2012 Kia Optima Hybrid and Sedona vehicle...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2025 | AIR BAGS | The contact owned a 2012 Kia Optima. The contact stated that, while stopped and attempting to comple... |
| Sep 6, 2024 | AIR BAGS | The contact owned a 2012 Kia Optima. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously repaired und... |
| Sep 15, 2022 | AIR BAGS | The contact owns a 2012 Kia Optima. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the passeng... |
| Jun 15, 2022 | AIR BAGS | I took my car in for the air bag recall in 2018. When I picked up my car the air bag light was on. I... |
| Mar 8, 2021 | AIR BAGS | 2012 OPTIMA 45,000 MILES BOUGHT IN 2013. REGULAR ON TIME SERVICE AT LITHIA KIA OF ANCHORAGE WHERE PU... |
| Dec 12, 2020 | AIR BAGS | MY AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN THE CAR IS ON. ALSO THE HORN DOES NOT WORK, WHICH I WAS TOLD IT IS CON... |
| Oct 30, 2020 | AIR BAGS,ENGINE | I BOUGHT MY CAR 3 MONTHS AGO. NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES, MAKE SURE I DO MY OIL AND ALL,NO LIGHTS HAVE COM... |
| Sep 30, 2020 | AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | MY CAR SLOWED DOWN IN WOULDN'T REACH OVER 2000 RPM AND THE ENGINE LIGHT KEPT BLINKING AND WHEN I PUT... |
| Aug 3, 2020 | AIR BAGS | LAST YEAR I WAS TOLD BY KIA IF MY STEERING WHEEL CLICKED TO BRING IT IN ASAP, AT THE TIME IT WASN'T ... |
| Jan 20, 2020 | AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | THERE ARE A FEW RECALLS ON MY CAR. AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED TO GO TO GREENWAY KIA IN LONGWOOD, ... |
| Sep 27, 2019 | AIR BAGS | 10-15 MPH T BONED A CAR THAT RAN A RED LIGHT. AIR BAG DIDN'T GO OFF |
| Sep 2, 2019 | AIR BAGS | WAS DRIVING AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON. |
| Jul 22, 2019 | AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,SERVICE BRAKES | I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALER ON 10/05/2018 FOR CHANGE OIL, FRONT BRAKES AND RECALL CAMPAIGN. BUT ... |
| Jun 27, 2019 | AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | MY CAR HAS TWO RECALLS AND THE CAR STOP UNSTABLE. |
| May 3, 2019 | AIR BAGS,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS:... |
| Jan 5, 2019 | AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES | TRAVELING ON A DIVIDED HIGHWAY, APPROACHED SLOWING/STOPPED TRAFFIC. ATTEMPTED TO STOP, BUT ROADWAY W... |
| Dec 3, 2018 | AIR BAGS | KIA OF SAVANNAH ON DECEMBER 3, 2018 I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL 18V363 TO HAVE AN AIRBAG WIR... |
| Oct 1, 2018 | AIR BAGS | BROKEN CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING WHICH WILL NOT ALLOW THE AIRBAG TO GO OFF. AIRBAG LIGHT CONSTANT... |
| Sep 21, 2018 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CR... |
| Aug 14, 2018 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMB... |