# NHTSA recall 15V360000

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: 15V360000
- Manufacturer's number: SC121
- Manufacturer: Kia Motors America
- Reported: 2015\-06\-09
- Owners notified: 2015\-07\-07
- Component: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
- Units potentially affected: 7722

## What is wrong

Kia Motors America \(Kia\) is recalling certain model year 2011 Sportage vehicles manufactured March 7, 2011, to June 8, 2011.  In the affected vehicles, the brake light switch may intermittently fail.


## What can happen

Whenever the brake switch is not working, the brake lights will not illuminate, reducing the ability to warn other motorists of the driver's intentions of stopping, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Kia will notify owners, and dealers will replace the brake light switch, free of charge.  The recall began on July 7, 2015.  Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1\-800\-333\-4542.  Kia's number for this recall is SC121.


## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2016 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2017\-01\-19
- Vehicles in the campaign: 7722
- Reported remedied: 5399 \(69%\)
- Reported unreachable: 280
- Reported removed: 235

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2016 quarter 4, 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2011 KIA SPORTAGE](/makes/kia/sportage/2011/recalls.md). Built 2011\-03\-07 to 2011\-06\-08.

## 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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