Two problems related to front seat head restraint have been reported for the 2016 Kia Motor Optima. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2016 Kia Motor Optima based on all problems reported for the 2016 Optima.
Tl the contact owns a 2016 kia Optima. When the contact pushed the button behind the rear passenger seat to release the seats, the headrest detached and struck the contact on the left eye. The contact sustained an eye injury, but medical attention was not required. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 53,400.
I was rear ended while stopped in breakdown lane of a secondary highway (40 mph) problem that I would like to address is the inadequate cushioning in the headrests of this car and probably many others. Suffered a concussion the effects of which are still ongoing. I think that there needs to be standards applied to headrests to have energy absorbing cushioning.
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| Front Seat Head Restraint problems |