NHTSA Campaign 23V298000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
NHTSA campaign 23V298000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: instrument cluster/panel. The repair is free.
Kia America, Inc filed the report for 23V298000 with NHTSA on April 26, 2023; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 23V298000, NHTSA lists up to 108,936 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 23V298000 were scheduled from May 26, 2023, 30 days after the report.
23V298000 covers 5 models from Kia, model years 2023.
Owners of the model years 23V298000 covers have filed at least 126 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 23V298000 vehicles, the 2023 Kia Telluride has the most (50).
By potentially affected vehicles, 23V298000 ranks 13 of 67 Kia America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 23V298000, Kia America, Inc has 11 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 23V298000 was 23V218000, reported on March 29, 2023.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023 Sportage, Sportage Hybrid, Sportage Plug-in Hybrid, Niro Hybrid, Niro Plug-in Hybrid, Soul, and Telluride vehicles equipped with a digital instrument cluster containing a 4.2" LCD screen. The instrument cluster may fail to display any information when the vehicle is started. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 101, "Control and Displays," and 138, "Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems."
- The risk
- A blank instrument cluster display will not show critical information, such as tire pressure, warning messages, and warning lights, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Dealers will update the instrument cluster software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 26, 2023. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC270.
Reported April 26, 2023
Vehicles covered by 23V298000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 23V298000, 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: April 26, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted