NHTSA recall 15V089000
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) |
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| Campaign number | 15V089000 |
| Manufacturer's number | SC115 |
| Manufacturer | Kia Motors America |
| Reported | 2015-02-13 |
| Owners notified | 2015-02-20 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL |
| Units potentially affected | 12361 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2016 quarter 2 |
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| Filed with NHTSA | 2016-07-19 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 12361 |
| Reported remedied | 11998 (97%) |
| Reported unreachable | 62 |
| Reported removed | 12 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2016 quarter 2, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain model year 2016 Sorento vehicles manufactured October 27, 2014, to January 29, 2015. Due to an improperly soldered component in the accelerator pedal assembly, the driver may not be able to accelerate the vehicle.
What can happen
If the vehicle is unable to be accelerated, there is an increased risk of a crash.
The remedy
Kia will notify owners, and dealers will replace the accelerator assembly, free of charge. The recall began on February 19, 2015. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC115.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
| 2016 KIA SORENTO | Built 2014-10-27 to 2015-01-29. |
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A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| SC118OWNER | 2017-01-31. Service bulletin. OWNER LETTER: DEAR KIA SORENTO OWNER, KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. IS CONDUCTING A VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN TO REPROGRAM THE LOGIC FOR THE ADVANCED SMART CRUISE CONTROL IN CERTAIN 2016 MY SORENTO SX LIMITED (SXL) VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 3.3L V6 ENGINE AND TECHNOLOGY PACKAGE. |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.