Campaign 23V-534

Fluid may leak into the printed circuit board inside the hydraulic clutch actuator, which can result in an engine compartment fire

Defect summary

Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2017-2022 Niro and 2018-2022 Niro Plug-in Hybrid vehicles. Fluid may leak into the printed circuit board inside the hydraulic clutch actuator, which can result in an engine compartment fire.

Consequence

A fire increases the risk of injury.

Remedy

Dealers will inspect and replace the hydraulic clutch actuator as necessary and install a new fuse, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 29, 2023. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC276.

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.nhtsa.gov.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file, campaign 23V534000. Text as published by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered

2 product lines are covered

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA about powertrain on these vehicles: 99, of which 2 involved a crash, fire, injury or death. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered by campaign 23V-534
Make	Model	Model years	Complaints on this component
Kia	Niro	2017 to 2022	75
Kia	Niro PHEV	2018 to 2022	24

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls and complaints files. Equipment, tire and child-seat campaigns list products, not vehicles.

Investigation

No NHTSA investigation is linked to this recall

Most recalls are started by the manufacturer. This one lists "Manufacturer" as its origin.

Before the recall

2 service bulletins on this component came first

Distinct manufacturer communications on the same component group, make, model and model year in the 24 months before the report date.

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications file.

Service bulletins

24V-271 Apr 16, 2024
Differential gear bolts in the gear drive unit may not be tightened properly, which can result in a loss of drive power or cause the differential…
24V-214 Mar 20, 2024
Intermediate shaft and right front driveshaft may not be fully engaged, which can result in vehicle roll away while in PARK
24V-057 Jan 31, 2024
One of the drive shafts may have been improperly heat-treated, allowing it to break under load and resulting in a loss of drive power
23V-531 Jul 31, 2023
Electronic controller for the Idle Stop & Go oil pump assembly may contain damaged electrical components that can cause the pump to overheat
22V-760 Oct 11, 2022
Vehicle's "fail-safe" limited-mobility drive mode may be impaired, when prompted by a transmission oil pump malfunction, which can result in a…
22V-612 Aug 10, 2022
Vehicles may have been manufactured with faulty automatic transmission shift lever assembly components, preventing the shift lever from locking,…