Recall Explorer

Every campaign, searchable

Search by campaign number, manufacturer, model or the words in a defect summary. Every row links back to the NHTSA filing it came from.

Quick filters

Your filtersKept as you move between pagesClear all

Manufacturer or make

Model

Model years from

Vehicle type

Component

Filed from

Complaint text

133 campaigns match (all years, Kia)

Download CSV

Matching campaigns by monthSep 2024 to Aug 2026

Sep 2024Mar 2025Sep 2025Mar 2026Aug

Peak month2December 2024

15V-446

Jul 14, 2015

Kia

Affected vehicles have a front passenger seat belt whose buckle latch assembly may prevent the front passenger from fastening the seat belt

Seat belts

2,587

Part replacement

15V-123

Mar 2, 2015

Kia

Section of the accelerator pedal may bend and fracture

Speed control

208,858

Repair or modification

15V-089

Feb 13, 2015

Kia

Due to an improperly soldered component in the accelerator pedal assembly, the driver may not be able to accelerate the vehicle

Speed control

12,361

Part replacement

Campaign 15V-446

Affected vehicles have a front passenger seat belt whose buckle latch assembly may prevent the front passenger from fastening the seat belt

Manufacturer: Kia
Filed: July 14, 2015
Component: Seat belts
Vehicles affected: 2,587
Remedy: Part replacement
Recall type: Vehicle

Defect summary

Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain model year 2016 Kia Sorento vehicles manufactured October 23, 2014, to December 10, 2014. The affected vehicles have a front passenger seat belt whose buckle latch assembly may prevent the front passenger from fastening the seat belt.

Consequence

If the front passenger seat belt cannot be latched, an occupant sitting in the front passenger seat has an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash.

Remedy

Kia will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger seat belt buckle cover, free of charge. The recall began on August 18, 2015. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC123.

Affected models

KIA Sorento 2016

View NHTSA filingOpen campaign page