NHTSA Campaign 22V612000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
NHTSA campaign 22V612000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: column shift. The repair is free.
Kia America, Inc filed the report for 22V612000 with NHTSA on August 10, 2022; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 22V612000, NHTSA lists up to 28,065 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 22V612000 were scheduled from October 7, 2022, 58 days after the report.
22V612000 covers 2 models from Kia, model years 2016.
Owners of the model years 22V612000 covers have filed at least 126 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 22V612000 vehicles, the 2016 Kia Sorento has the most (126).
By potentially affected vehicles, 22V612000 ranks 38 of 67 Kia America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 22V612000, Kia America, Inc has 7 other recalls on the power train on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2016 Sedona and Sorento vehicles. The vehicles may have been manufactured with faulty automatic transmission shift lever assembly components, preventing the shift lever from locking, which can allow the vehicle to rollaway.
- The risk
- A vehicle rollaway increases the risk of a crash and injury.
- The fix
- Dealers will inspect and replace the automatic transmission shift lever assembly components, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 7, 2022. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC246.
Reported August 10, 2022
Vehicles covered by 22V612000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 22V612000, 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: August 10, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted