2004 KIA OPTIMA Recall Check

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NHTSA Safety Recall Results for 2004 KIA OPTIMA

Recall #:: 09V183000
Recall Date:: 2009-05-27
Component(s):: SUSPENSION: FRONT

KIA MOTORS CORPORATION (KMC) IS RECALLING 36,538 MODEL YEAR 2001-2004 OPTIMA VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. ROAD SALT APPLIED IN THESE STATES DURING THE WINTER MONTHS MAY RESULT IN PROGRESSIVE, INTERNAL CORROSION OF THE FRONT SUBFRAME. OVER TIME, SUCH SUBFRAME CORROSION NEAR THE CONNECTION TO THE LOWER CONTROL ARM CAN LEAD TO WHEEL MISALIGNMENT AND/OR OTHER NOTICEABLE STRESS IN STEERING, OR ACCELERATED ABNORMAL TIRE WEAR.

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KIA OPTIMA 2004 Market Price Analysis

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KIA OPTIMA 2004 Ownership Cost

Title	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Year 4	Year 5	Total for 5 years
Depreciation	Year 1 $512	Year 2 $472	Year 3 $433	Year 4 $394	Year 5 $354	Total for 5 years: $2,165
Insurance	Year 1 $1,451	Year 2 $1,502	Year 3 $1,554	Year 4 $1,609	Year 5 $1,665	Total for 5 years: $7,781
Fuel	Year 1 $1,500	Year 2 $1,545	Year 3 $1,599	Year 4 $1,663	Year 5 $1,738	Total for 5 years: $8,045
Maintenance	Year 1 $2,763	Year 2 $1,866	Year 3 $827	Year 4 $263	Year 5 $2,291	Total for 5 years: $8,010
Repair	Year 1 $1,490	Year 2 $1,290	Year 3 $1,473	Year 4 $1,590	Year 5 $1,816	Total for 5 years: $7,659
Taxes & Fees	Year 1 $240	Year 2 $27	Year 3 $35	Year 4 $22	Year 5 $31	Total for 5 years: $355