Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 15V015000

Electrical system

Kia Motors America filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2015-01-16.

Recall campaignNHTSA 15V015000

Electrical system

Component
Electrical system
Manufacturer
Kia Motors America
Vehicles affected
86,880
Reported to NHTSA
2015-01-16
Owners notified
2015-02-20

Defect description

Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain model year 2014 Kia Forte vehicles manufactured December 5, 2012, to April 17, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the cooling fan resistor may overheat and melt.

Safety risk

If the cooling fan resistor overheats and melts, there is an increased risk of a vehicle fire.

Manufacturer remedy

Kia will notify owners, and for vehicles produced from December 5, 2012 to January 27, 2014, dealers will replace the cooling fan resistor and multi-fuse unit. For vehicles produced from January 28, 2014 to April 17, 2014, dealers will replace the multi-fuse unit only. Owners of vehicles with a 1.8L engine will also have the engine control unit software updated. The recall began on February 20, 2015. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC113.

Notes

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.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

1 model year.

ModelYears on record
Kia Forte2014

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.