On April 7, the automaker is expected to send owner notification letters with instructions to bring their vehicles to a Kia dealer. For more information, owners can call Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542.
The Kia K5, formerly the Kia Optima, is a mid-size car produced by the South Korean automaker since 2000. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, head- and chest-protecting side airbags are designed to inflate in side crashes to keep people’s heads and chests from colliding with intruding parts of a vehicle’s side structure, a colliding vehicle, or an object such as a tree or pole.
