# NHTSA recall 10V388000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 10V388000
- Manufacturer's number: SC083
- Manufacturer: KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
- Reported: 2010\-08\-31
- Owners notified: 2010\-09\-13
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
- Units potentially affected: 35185

## What is wrong

KIA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 SOUL AND MODEL YEAR 2011 SORENTO VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 7, 2009 THROUGH JULY 30, 2010.  A LIMITED NUMBER OF WIRING HARNESSES SUPPLIED BY JCI AND USED FOR THE LIGHTING IN THE KIA SOUL VEHICLE'S ADVANCED LIGHTING SPEAKERS, LOCATED IN THE FRONT DOOR TRIM PANELS, AND THE KIA SORENTO VEHICLE'S INTERIOR ACCENT ILLUMINATION, LOCATED IN THE FRONT AND REAR DOOR TRIM PANELS, MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY SOLDERED.


## What can happen

WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, AN ELECTRICAL SHORT MAY OCCUR THAT CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESSES FOR THE LIGHTS IN THE KIA SOUL VEHICLE'S ADVANCED LIGHTING SPEAKERS, AND THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE KIA SORENTO VEHICLE'S INTERIOR ACCENT ILLUMINATION.  THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE.    THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2010.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT KIA CONSUMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AT 1\-800\-333\-4542.


## Notes

KIA'S SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS SC083.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), OR GO TO \<A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV\>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV\</A\> .


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2011 KIA SORENTO](/makes/kia/sorento/2011/recalls.md). Built 2009\-10\-23 to 2010\-07\-30.
- [2010 KIA SOUL](/makes/kia/soul/2010/recalls.md). Built 2009\-09\-07 to 2010\-06\-08.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [VSC149TSBR1](/bulletins/10109873.md), 2017-08-02, Service bulletin
- [TT036](/bulletins/10109722.md), 2017-08-02, Service bulletin
- [TT036](/bulletins/10060194.md), 2016-03-16, Service bulletin
- [SC\-079](/bulletins/10033367.md), 2010-08-16, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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