Owner letter: WTY002 optima

Bulletin number

WTY002OWNEROPT

Component

Air bags: sensor: occupant classification

Summary

Owner letter: wty002 optima - dear kia optima owner: kia motors america’s highest commitment is to your safety. To that end, kia is extending the warranty coverage for the front passenger occupant classification system (ocs) sensor mat to 15 years with unlimited mileage, starting from the date of first service. This warranty extension addresses failures of the ocs sensor mat as reported by some vehicle owners. The sensor mat is intended to detect child seats and small stature occupants who could be harmed by deployment of the passenger frontal air bag. If the sensor mat is not working properly, the ocs will not suppress the air bag. Accordingly, if a crash of sufficient severity occurs, the air bag will deploy even if the passenger seat is occupied by a child or small stature person.

Owners of these vehicles have filed 213 complaints in the airbags category.