NHTSA Campaign 15V015000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 15V015000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the electrical system. The repair is free.
Kia Motors America filed the report for 15V015000 with NHTSA on January 16, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V015000, NHTSA lists up to 86,880 potentially affected vehicles, built between December 5, 2012 and April 17, 2014.
The 15V015000 report reached NHTSA 9 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V015000 were scheduled from February 20, 2015, 35 days after the report.
15V015000 covers 1 model from Kia, model years 2014.
Owners of the model years 15V015000 covers have filed at least 57 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V015000 ranks 27 of 79 Kia Motors America recalls on this site.
Besides 15V015000, Kia Motors America has 9 other recalls on the electrical system on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- 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.
- The risk
- If the cooling fan resistor overheats and melts, there is an increased risk of a vehicle fire.
- The fix
- 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.
Reported January 16, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V015000 (1)
Kia (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V015000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: January 16, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted