Recall · 23V652000
Kia America recalled 12 models over service brakes, hydraulic
Park outside and away from buildings until repaired. NHTSA issues this where it considers the risk immediate, and it stands until the repair is done.
1,730,192
Vehicles covered
12
Models
52
Model years
September 25, 2023
Filed with NHTSA
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
- The defect
- Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2010-2019 Borrego, 2014-2016 Cadenza, 2010-2013 Forte, Forte Koup, Sportage, 2015-2018 K900, 2011-2015 Optima, 2011-2013 Optima Hybrid, Soul, 2012-2017 Rio, 2011-2014 Sorento, and 2010-2011 Rondo vehicles. The Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit (HECU) may experience an electrical short, which can result in an engine compartment fire while parked or driving.
- What it can cause
- An engine compartment fire while parked or driving can increase the risk of injury.
- What the dealer does
- Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures until the recall repair is complete. Dealers will replace the HECU fuse, free of charge. Interim notification letters, notifying owners of the safety risk, were mailed November 14, 2023. Owner notification letters were mailed March 29, 2024 through June 18, 2024. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC284.
- NHTSA's note
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| KiaBorrego | 2010 to 2019 | Not published here |
| KiaCadenza | 2014 to 2016 | 201420152016 |
| KiaForte | 2010 to 2013 | 2010201120122013 |
| KiaForte Koup | 2010 to 2013 | 2010201120122013 |
| KiaK900 | 2015 to 2018 | 20152016 |
| KiaOptima | 2011 to 2015 | 20112012201320142015 |
| KiaOptima Hybrid | 2011 to 2013 | 201120122013 |
| KiaRIO | 2012 to 2017 | 201220132014201520162017 |
| KiaRondo | 2010 to 2011 | 2010 |
| KiaSorento | 2011 to 2014 | 2011201220132014 |
| KiaSoul | 2011 to 2013 | 201120122013 |
| KiaSportage | 2010 to 2013 | 2010201120122013 |
How this campaign compares
At 1,730,192 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 99% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2010 to 2019, so the oldest vehicles on it were 13 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Kia vehicles have been recalled over the service brakes, hydraulic 14 times before this, most recently in June 2023 as 23V410000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for 39 of the 52 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 12,947 complaints with NHTSA, 10,201 of them before this campaign was filed. 720 of those name the service brakes, hydraulic, the system this recall is about — a count of complaints, not of this defect. The earliest of them reached NHTSA in August 2009, 14 years before this filing.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 11 other recalls published here, the newest being: 23V877000 (engine), 23V692000 (structure), 23V594000 (latches/locks/linkages), 22V560000 (structure).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Kia America, Inc. with NHTSA on September 25, 2023 as campaign 23V652000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
Compiled and maintained by guarledes . Data last checked 2023-09-25.
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