Airbags complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2015 Kia optima has 22 NHTSA airbags complaints and 0 airbags-related recalls.
22
Complaints
0
Recalls
8
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2026 | AIR BAGS | Airbag light on dash is on. |
| Sep 5, 2025 | AIR BAGS | Driving on [XXX] to Eureka, Ca. Just outside of Laytonville, CA. the vehicle in front of me swerve... |
| May 29, 2025 | AIR BAGS | The airbag light is on indicating an error within the system |
| Feb 26, 2025 | AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS | The contact owned a 2015 Kia Optima. The contact stated that while at a complete stop at the red tra... |
| Jan 2, 2025 | AIR BAGS | The contact owns a 2015 Kia Optima. The contact stated that the driver's side air bag warning light ... |
| Oct 14, 2024 | AIR BAGS | The contact owns a 2015 Kia Optima. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 MPH, the air b... |
| Aug 23, 2024 | AIR BAGS | Possible clock spring failure. Symptoms - Air bag light remains on and lost functionality on left s... |
| Oct 13, 2023 | AIR BAGS | The contact owned a 2015 Kia Optima. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 58 MPH, ... |
| Jul 15, 2022 | AIR BAGS | The contact owns a 2015 Kia Optima. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, t... |
| Mar 18, 2022 | AIR BAGS,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | The contact owns a 2015 Kia Optima. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 MPH, the air b... |
| Mar 13, 2022 | AIR BAGS,ENGINE | My car had turned off and everything else in the car turns on but i called the safety recall and the... |
| Jul 3, 2021 | AIR BAGS | No incident occurred. My airbag light has been on for the past 2 months but no impact occurred to ... |
| May 15, 2021 | AIR BAGS | My daughter was in a collision, going about 40 MPH, and the airbags did not deploy, she is very luck... |
| Feb 28, 2021 | AIR BAGS,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I purchased a kia turbo optima from bob's lamphere's beaverton oregon kia dealership 9 days later I ... |
| Dec 28, 2020 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND SHE HAD RUN A R... |
| Jan 18, 2020 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH T... |
| Nov 10, 2019 | AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | AIRBAG LIGHT KEEP COMING ON, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEP COMING ON |
| Aug 16, 2019 | AIR BAGS | I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT I WAS AT A STOPLIGHT AND I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND 1/3 CAR HIT THE SECOND CAR IN TH... |
| Jun 1, 2019 | AIR BAGS | MY VEHICLE HAS A RECALL ON IT. WITH TAKATA AIRBAGS ON MY VEHICLE 2015 KIA OPTIMA LX SEDAN 4 DOOR. AN... |
| Sep 5, 2018 | AIR BAGS | THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN 2 FRONT END COLLISIONS BOTH AT DIFFERENT RATES OF SPEED. THE AIR BAGS HAVE NEVE... |